2003-12-10 Board of Ethics Minutes REG pc

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investigation. So, and because I'll give you a copy of the opinion, it was a request that had come in from Mr. Russi. So, the Office of Information Practices basically issued an opinion that said because the investigation would have references to Mr. Russi, that under the Uniform Information Practices, Mr. Russi has a right to see that investigation report. They would have to go in and redact or eliminate those portions of it that related to the privacy of the Deputy Attorney General. But, it's kind of... a variation, `cause initially they were saying, the public doesn't have a right. So, even things that you might normally think of as being covered by privacy, personnel records, investigations. And so that opinion will probably have less of an impact for us than it might for let's say the police commission, if they do an investigation based on the complaint that a member of the public has made. But it's useful to understand those parameters. At the back of this, there are some information about fees, and there's also attached some of the publication of the OIP, as well as some information regarding their web site. And if you haven't visited their web site, you might want to take a look at it. It has copies of all their old opinions that they have issued and they make for some interesting reading because it covers a range of issues and questions as to what the public has a right to access and how you're supposed to also deal with law issues. And so I think it's useful to take a look at their web site. We also have some of their new rules and when these rules apply `cause we've added these OIP Publications to this material and there is some information like in the June 2002, he's talking about notice to the public and when does the clock tick. So, that's less your concerns than mine and Paulette's, `cause we're the ones that's responsible for the notice. But it's useful for you to take a look at it and look at the deadlines. RW: RW: So I see here, it' up on the Opinion Line, I guess that's their newsletter yeah? BLT: Ah huh. SC.. OpenLine. BLT: OpenLine. RW: OpenLine. That one is on page 2 on that OpenLine, which is way back on the June 2002 OpenLine, towards the end... towards the end and go up the third, fourth page from the end. BLT: Ah huh. RW: See that. OpenLine 2002 page 2, it says in the second issue, concerns the time or the commission's counsel and so forth, putting time limits on oral testimony. 4