Boards Can't Hide Behind Closed Doors For Most Personnel Matters
The Office of Information Practices has finally formally acknowledged court rulings on hiring, firing and evaluating top public officials.
Patti Epler, Ideas Editor for Civil Beat, notes that the state Office of Information Practices posted a brief update to an opinion issued nearly two years ago.
OIP now says its opinion allowing Sunshine boards to hire, fire and review some of Hawai’i’s most high-profile public officials in executive session was “palpably erroneous.”
This means they were really wrong. Author's summary: OIP acknowledges mistake in personnel matters.