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Bangor solicitor briefs opioid advisory committee on Freedom of Access Act and ethics rules
Summary
City solicitor David Subchak told the Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee that committee communications and documents are presumptively public under Maine's Freedom of Access Act and summarized the city code of ethics on conflicts, social media disclaimers and recusal procedures.
David Subchak, city solicitor for Bangor City, told the Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee on Wednesday that committee communications and many records are presumptively public under the Maine Freedom of Access Act (FOA). "Any record that is in the possession of the city of Bangor or any public official involving the business of the city is considered public unless a statutory exception applies," Subchak said.
Subchak told the committee that the FOA has two purposes: to ensure that actions of public bodies are taken openly and that records of those actions are available for public inspection. He advised committee members to assume that documents and communications related to committee businessincluding texts, emails, social media posts and messages on…
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