Austin Business Journal 02/26/03
Hart InterCivic picks up Wash. deal
Hart InterCivic Inc. has won another government electronic data management
contract, this time with Snohomish County, Wash., the Austin-based company
announced.
The auditor's office in Snohomish County will launch Hart InterCivic's
Universal
eRecording Counter for electronic entering of official public records.
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2003/02/24/daily17.html
BBC 02/27/03
Hepatitis C records go 'missing'
Vital information from the
medical records of
haemophiliacs infected with
contaminated blood has gone
missing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2802585.stm
Kentucky New Era 02/27/03
Bill would raise clerk copy fees
By E.L. GOLD
The cost of accessing public records could be
going up.
A bill now under consideration in the state Senate
would allow county clerks statewide to charge as much
as 50 cents per page for photocopies of such basic public
records as deeds, mortgages and even fiscal court
minutes.
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200302/27+Bill-would-02-27-03_
news.html+20030227+news
American Press (Louisiana) 02/27/03
State sunshine law should cover e-mail
Though not always followed, Louisiana's open meeting
and record laws are clearly defined.
Known as the sunshine laws, they ensure the public's
access to government proceedings and information.
However, new electronic technology could cloud public
access if these sunshine laws are not extended to cover the new technology.
http://www.americanpress.com/editorial/docs/editorial.shtml
Newsday 02/27/03
Nassau Clerk to Restore Access to
Computer Data
By Víctor Manuel Ramos
It looks as if Nassau County may again have computer access to
its own databases, with county clerk Karen Murphy pledging
yesterday to end a virtual standoff she started last year.
Murphy, a Republican, cut off computer access to the county's
vital records in August, citing security concerns that she said
could have allowed the manipulation or theft of data. Her
decision was blamed for delaying tax reassessments and other
government operations.
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-licler273149065feb27,0,
729053.story?
Omaha World-Herald 02/27/03
Omaha's public documents are now
available on Web
BY NICHOLE AKSAMIT
Want to see the latest proposals out of Omaha City Hall without
going there or requesting photocopies?
No problem - if you've got access to a computer.
Thanks to new document-scanning software in the City Clerk's Office, anyone
can access public
documents with a click of a computer mouse.
"This will give people much faster and easier access," said City Clerk Buster
Brown. "It'll also save on paper. And it should add to the transparency of
local government."
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=36&u_sid=666615
Ventura County Star 02/27/03
Oxnard delays decision on public records
Council pulls policy on access off consent agenda
By Raul Hernandez
Last month, the Oxnard City Council ordered the city staff to rework
a proposed resolution regarding the policies and procedures for
public records requests so the process would be more user friendly.
http://www.insidevc.com/vcs/ox/article/0,1375,VCS_238_1775163,00.html
NEPA News {Penn) 02/26/03
Webmaster trying to open up government sues
Philly for records
For nearly two years, Ed Goppelt has done what the old
adage says you can't do: fight City Hall.
Since launching his Web site _ http://www.hallwatch.org _ in March 2001, he
has been making available information from property tax assessments to the
status of bills in City Council. And he has been accused by city officials of
threatening public safety and privacy.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7191882&BRD=2212&PAG=461&
dept_id=465812&rfi=6
http://www.poconorecord.com/local/exd53548.htm
The Romeo Observer (Mich) 02/27/03
District employees concerned
about requests for personnel
files
by LARRY SOBCZAK
Romeo Community Schools
employees have been
unnerved by a recent request
under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) for
personnel files by a school
district resident.
http://www.romeoobserver.com/story.asp?sidebar=news&issue=030226&story=news1
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