FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

FINAL DECISION
Docket #FIC 1997-075
September 24, 1997

In the Matter of a Complaint by John Schwing and The Fairfield Minuteman, Complainants
against
Board of Education, Town of Fairfield, Respondent

The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on August 1, 1997, at which time the complainants and the respondent appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

At an informal conference during the August 1, 1997 hearing, the complainants and the respondent reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case, wherein the parties agreed that there was a violation of the notice requirement in connection with the respondent’s special meeting of February 17, 1997, and also that henceforth the respondent will comply with the letter and the spirit of all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act, including with reference to the convening of executive sessions. Based upon this agreement, the complainants informed the Commission that they wished to withdraw their complaint.

The Commission warmly commends both the complainants and the respondent for working successfully to negotiate a non-litigated settlement of their earlier differences.

The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:

1. The complaint is hereby dismissed.

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Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of September 24, 1997.

_________________________
Doris V. Luetjen
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:
John Schwing and The Fairfield Minuteman
P. O. Box 320296
Fairfield, CT. 06430

Board of Education, Town of Fairfield
c/o Donald F. Houston, Esq. and Christine M. Cieplinski, Esq.
1057 Broad Street
P. O. Box 351
Bridgeport, CT. 06601-0351

__________________________
Doris V. Luetjen
Acting Clerk of the Commission
FIC1997-075/FD/mes/10031997