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Resident raises public-records concerns about TEAS operations; county staff to review
Summary
A resident said public-records requests about TEAS remain unanswered and urged greater transparency; county staff discussed whether the records are county documents or TEAS documents and said they expect to provide an answer within about two weeks or the requester may seek guidance from the public access counselor.
A Lafayette resident, Justin Bridal (speaker 10), used public comment at the May 18 commissioners meeting to press the board on outstanding public-records requests related to TEAS operations and to ask why operational and committee records are not posted routinely.
"One of them, it has been more than a month now since I have put in and not have gotten a response on," Justin said, adding that other requests had been pending for more than two weeks. He asked the commissioners to post operational audits or financial reports on the county website so residents and municipal partners can understand TEAS operations.
Doug (speaker 4) and other staff discussed whether the specific documents requested are county records or documents held by TEAS. Doug said the question turns on possession and the capacity in which a commissioner (he referenced Commissioner Murtaugh) holds documents as a director of TEAS. "If TEAS had provided it to the board of commissioners, then it probably is," Doug said, adding he is trying to determine whether the records are county documents and hoping to provide an answer in about two weeks.
Justin said he may seek sign-in logs for EMS units for May to verify reported service changes; county staff suggested, if necessary, seeking a formal opinion from the public access counselor to resolve the question.
Provenance: public-records request and staff discussion occur in transcript segments beginning SEG 365 and continuing through approximately SEG 507.
