THE GUARDIAN has taken note of computer useage at public meetings by elected officials. All of this may be just fine but it certainly raises questions abou the use of text messaging, emails and exparte discussions by those on diaz while a member of the public may be tesitfying. Technology is being abused by elected officials and how do we stop this abuse.
Olympia, Washington has a battle going of with just this very issue. They will not release emails of city councilors made during public meetings. This has a familiar ring to it here in Canyon County when a FIO request was made about emails on a public computer. Public records requests were denied and it looks bad.
Busybodies and meddlers everywhere must be alert to official abuses of information technology. Unfortunately, the very technology that often helps citizens monitor the inner doings of government can also be used to shut the public out.
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