Judges: WINSTON BRYANT, Attorney General
Filed Date: 9/4/1991
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Ms. Coleta Thurley 1209 Madden Road Jacksonville, AR 72076
Dear Ms. Thurley:
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the provisions of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), which is codified at A.C.A. §
It is my opinion that the City of Little Rock's decision to release the document is inconsistent with the FOIA.
The FOIA, specifically A.C.A. §
However, all employee evaluation or job performance records, including preliminary notes and other materials, shall be open to public inspection only upon final administrative resolution of any suspension or termination proceeding at which the records form a basis for the decision to suspend or terminate the employee and if there is a compelling public interest in their disclosure.
Because the written reprimand in question relates to an employee's performance or lack of performance on the job, it is my opinion that it is properly classified as a job performance record. See Attorney General Opinion No.
The foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve, was prepared by Assistant Attorney General Catherine Templeton.
Sincerely,
Winston Bryant Attorney General