The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on March 4, 1998, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

        At an informal conference prior to the March 4, 1998 hearing, the complainant and the respondents reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case, wherein the parties agreed that, because the respondents were not aware that FOI requirements applied to all of CCROG’s committees and subcommittees, there was, due to oversight, a technical violation of the notice requirement in connection with the meeting of the respondent Nominating Committee on December 12, 1997, and the parties also agreed that henceforth the respondents will comply earnestly with the letter and the spirit of all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act. Based upon this agreement, the complainant informed the Commission that he wished to withdraw his complaint.

        The Commission warmly commends both the complainant and the respondents 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 April 22, 1998.

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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:
Bradshaw Smith
23 Ludlow Road
Windsor, CT 06095

Chairman, Nominating Committee, Capitol Region Council of Governments; and Nominating Committee, Capitol Region Council of Governments
c/o Richard Porth, Executive Director
241 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106

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Doris V. Luetjen
Acting Clerk of the Commission
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