Statement before the Glenn A. Walsh
Library Association:
Sunshine Act Electronic Mail: < gaw@andrewcarnegie.cc
>
Compliance Internet
Site: < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc
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2008 May 19
Good evening. I am Glenn A. Walsh of
At last month’s meeting of the ACLA Board of
Directors, the agenda recorded that the following items would be discussed in
Executive Session: “Compliance issues/open records stipulations,” “Knowledge
Connections,” and “Mission/Vision/Goals – ‘Measures of Success.”’ When the time
for the Executive Session was announced, I called a Point-of-Order requesting
an explanation of how any of the three agenda items legally qualify for an Executive
Session.
The only explanation I was given is that the
Amazingly, there seems to be a dispute as to whether
ACLA fits the definition of “Agency” in the Sunshine Act, despite the fact
that, several years ago, ACLA received the State designation of “Federated Library
System,” by the Department of Education,
Title 22, Section 141.21, No. 2, Item i, Line C of the
The Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) is a
special purpose area-wide unit of local government, which, by their funding,
has accepted ACLA as their agent for library service in a large portion of
Basically, our law is based on the theory of voluntary
compliance, following constitutional enactment of law. It is the height of
arrogance for any organization to refuse to comply with any law, without a court
order!
It is obvious to anyone who reads
Thank you.
gaw