PHI, Oh My!

Ohio Public Records Briefing – Issue #39

Happy belated Independence Day to you! In case you forgot, there would be no Public Records Briefing if it weren’t for the Declaration of Independence! One of the grievances our Founding Fathers had with King George III: “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.”

So this week we say, thanks King George!

Fun Fact

This week's fun fact is more like a shout out and a news item. Mark Weaver from our team was featured in this article about public records staffing issues at Columbus Police. Just an FYI - just because you're short staffed, doesn't mean you can disregard public records requests!

The Big (Bad) News

In past editions, and in our subscribers-only webinars, we’ve told you about potential legislative fixes to the public records problems created by the Ohio Supreme Court ruling of Myers vs. Meyers.