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City attorney gives FOIA refresher to Chesapeake council, stresses caution on electronic communications
Summary
City Attorney Catherine Lindley delivered the Virginia Freedom of Information Act training at the Feb. 11 council work session, reviewing open‑meeting notice, public‑records response rules, closed‑session procedure and records retention.
City Attorney Catherine Lindley delivered the Fairfax-required Virginia Freedom of Information Act training at the council work session on Feb. 11, reviewing the law’s meeting and records components and why members must complete training when first taking office and every two years thereafter.
Lindley said FOIA "is basically Virginia code statutes" designed to ensure public access to meetings and records and that the law should be liberally construed to promote citizen awareness. She walked council through public-meeting rules (notice of date, time and location; minutes; provision of materials to the public at the same time they are provided to the council) and the state’s five-day initial response standard for…
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