The state committee that rules on access to government records should be able to start meeting again soon — and tackling the backlog of cases that has been exacerbated by Utah lawmakers delaying to appoint new members.
As its backlog grows, the Utah State Records Committee still can’t meet. Here’s why that could end soon.
Moving forward, Dubovik said she would like to see the Legislature make changes this coming legislative session to avoid leaving the committee unable to meet. The committee had two meetings scheduled for October to try to work through the backlog. But both had to be canceled, as well as one in November, hampering transparency and making already lengthy wait times for cases even worse — something a state audit alsoThe body typically keeps a low profile, but it drew the ire of lawmakers with its recent decisions to order the release of Utah Attorney General’s Sean Reyes’ work calendars.
Bramble said his disapproval was not over his disagreement with how the Records Committee has ruled, though he does not support the group’s decision with Reyes’ calendars. In response to that,Under the new law, the public cannot ask for an official’s full calendar, and must instead request only specific meetings with identified individuals within a limited timeframe.
“The biggest hangup that I can see happening is information is changing,” he said. “Calendars over the years, they’ve become vastly different. … There are security risks today that didn’t exist before.”“Are we trying to play ‘getcha’ with public officials?” he asked.
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