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Resident raises FOIA and Open Meetings Act questions at Burbank School District No. 111 meeting
Summary
Resident Donna Kriegseis used public comment to question the district's FOIA responses, its organizational chart and legal-fee spending, and said she read email responses from the board president; the minutes show no recorded response from the board.
During the Jan. 28 public-comment period, resident Donna Kriegseis addressed the Board of Education of Burbank School District No. 111 to raise concerns about public records and meeting transparency.
Kriegseis said she had submitted FOIA requests and questioned aspects of the district organizational chart and board self-evaluation process. She read emails she received from Board President Marissa Swistowicz in response to her inquiries and told the board she believed Open Meetings Act guidelines and legal ramifications were at issue. She also asked how much the district is spending on legal fees and why certain board members were not included on the email responses she received.
The board's minutes record Kriegseis's remarks but do not record an on-the-record response to the specific FOIA and legal-fee questions during the meeting.
Public-comment exchanges that raise potential Open Meetings Act or FOIA concerns often trigger follow-up from district administration or counsel; the minutes indicate the comment was entered into the public record but do not show follow-up or a staff report during the same meeting.
