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AG's office enforces open‑meetings and open‑records law, cites Fayette County school‑board example
Summary
Coleman said the attorney general's office both advises local governments and acts as an appellate reviewer on open‑records and open‑meetings issues, citing a Fayette County school‑board matter where the office stepped in to stop what it called an illegal tax increase.
Russell Coleman described two roles his office plays on public‑meeting and records questions: providing counsel to local officials and serving as an appellate‑style reviewer to determine whether actions complied with law. He said the office has intervened in local matters — pointing to a Fayette County school‑board situation where the AG's office helped draw transparency to stop an illegal tax increase.
Coleman called enforcement of open records and open meetings a "big practice" within the attorney general's office and said he hopes the General Assembly will modernize the open‑records law to reflect current technology. He said the office both provides advice and receives appeals from local governments on compliance questions.
