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Blue Ribbon request for commission onboarding materials prompts privilege debate
Summary
Blue Ribbon Panel counsel requested all materials provided to newly appointed commissioners. The city attorney advised much of the packet compiled by her office is attorney-client privileged; the commission directed staff to prepare a public summary of the materials rather than waive privilege wholesale.
A request from the Blue Ribbon Panel for the materials provided to newly appointed Police Commission members prompted an extended discussion on attorney-client privilege at the Feb. 17 meeting.
Blue Ribbon counsel told the commission the panel wanted the "primary source" materials the city attorney provides to new commissioners to understand how commissioners are oriented. The city attorney's office responded that the packet in question…
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