FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

FINAL DECISION
Docket #FIC 1997-135
November 12, 1997

In the Matter of a Complaint by Philip W. Stull, Complainant
against
Board of Finance, Town of Branford, Respondent

The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on September 19, 1997, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

At an informal conference prior to the September 19, 1997 hearing, the complainant and the respondent reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case, wherein the respondent agreed to comply in the future with the letter and the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act and expressed regret that misunderstandings had occurred in the past. Based upon this undertaking, the complainant informed the Commission that he wished to withdraw his complaint.

The Commission warmly commends both the complainant 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.

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of November 12, 1997.

_________________________
Doris V. Luetjen
Acting Clerk of the Commission

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:
Philip W. Stull
34 Double Beach Raod
Branford, CT 06405

Board of Finance
Town of Branford
c/o Timothy J. Lee
Fasano & Ippolto
388 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06511

__________________________
Doris V. Luetjen
Acting Clerk of the Commission
FIC1997-135/FD/tcg/11121997