You've Got Mail

I have said it before and we all know it to be true: Watch peoples actions, not what they say.

I unfortunately was reminded of this again recently about a number of different "leaders" in Commerce.

Well, for those "leaders" who don't know the law, if you haven't already you are about to get a phone call ...

 

Your emails (yes, even those from your personal and work email accounts) are subject to open records requests.

If you discuss any form of city business and someone requests access to them, you are required by law to provide them.

Think you are safe if you delete them? Tampering with government documents is a crime!

That email that mentions any form of city business is an official document and deleting it is against the law.  Plus we all know that skilled computer people can recover deleted messages.

Why did I make an open records request of documents from the City of Commerce and Economic Development Board this morning? To keep them honest and accountable. 

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