TO:                  Freedom of Information Commission

 

FROM:            Thomas A. Hennick

 

RE:                  Minutes of the Commission’s special meeting of December 2, 2008

 

            A special meeting of the Freedom of Information Commission was held on December 2, 2008, in the Freedom of Information Hearing Room, 18-20 Trinity Street, Hartford, Connecticut. The meeting convened at 2:06 p.m. with the following Commissioners present:

 

             Commissioner Andrew J. O’Keefe, presiding

             Commissioner Sherman D. London

             Commissioner Vincent M. Russo

             Commissioner Dennis O’Connor

             Commissioner Norma E. Riess

                                     

            Also present were staff members, Colleen M. Murphy, Eric V. Turner, Mary E. Schwind, Victor R. Perpetua, Lisa F. Siegel, Valicia D. Harmon, Henry Pawlowski, Paula Pearlman, Cindy Cannata and Thomas A. Hennick.

                       

            The Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of November 12, 2008.

                                          

 

Docket #FIC 2007-659           Patria Gonzalez v. Freedom of Information Administrator,

                                                State of Connecticut, Department of Correction; and State

                                                of Connecticut, Department of Correction

 

             Attorney Nancy K. O’Brasky, James Bettcher and Reginald Cummings appeared on behalf of the respondents.  The Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the Hearing Officer’s Report. The proceedings were recorded digitally.

 

             The Commissioners took no action on the New Britain Superior Court Memorandum of Decision in John Hodge, First Selectman, Town of New Fairfield v. Freedom of Commission and Lucy Dirocco.

             The Commissioners took no action on the New Britain Superior Court Memorandum of Decision in John Hodge, First Selectman, Town of New Fairfield v. Freedom of Information and Jody Gemmell.

              The meeting adjourned at 2:28 p.m.

 

                                    _______________________

 

                                    Thomas A. Hennick

MINSPEC meeting 12022008/tah/12022008