I am often asked if a draft report, contract, or other document should be produced if asked for in a public records request. In a recently published decision, Forhan v. Ohio House of Representatives, 2025-Ohio-4336, the Ohio Court of Claims …
Technically, no. Practically, maybe. Two weeks ago, the Ohio Supreme Court issues another decision in the seemingly never-ending line of cases which are related to Home Rule, automated traffic cameras, and the General Assembly’s effort to turn them off. At …
Kyriakos Georgantonis was painting the side of a building on West Benson Street in Reading, Ohio. He was working from the platform of a scissor lift which he moved into place on the sidewalk in front of the building. Unbeknownst …
We all know what the Ohio Open Meeting Act (OMA) requires. All meetings of any public body are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times. R.C. 121.22(C). A member of a public body must be …
Brian Ames sued the Portage County Board of Commissioners alleging it violated the Open Meetings Act on 42 separate occasions during the first six months of 2016 by simply reading all the permissible purposes set forth in R.C. 121.22(G)(1). And …
The old saying, “less is more” could never be truer. On March 9, 2011, Cuyahoga County terminated Marcella King Piazza’s employment as well as the employment of two other county employees. In a press release, County Executive FitzGerald stated, “Today …
Like many cities, Saginaw’s parking enforcement unit chalked tires to determine just how long a car was parked, and then ticketed offenders. Over the course of three years, Alison Taylor received her fair share of parking tickets – fifteen to …
With the new year, new council members and board of trustee members begin their journey of public service. For these new members, the Ohio Open Meetings Act can seem foreign. The general concept is simple. The Open Meetings Act requires …
Governor John Kasich signed HB 312 into law last month, and with it came sweeping mandatory changes to how all political subdivisions use credit cards. HB 312 takes effect on November 2, 2018, and by January 31, 2018 all counties, …
As you may have heard, last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that will forever change internet sales. (South Dakota v. Wayfair, Case No. 17-494). Our clients, who probably like you, offer retail sales on-line and …
The Ohio Supreme Court published an opinion last week examining whether the exclusionary rule is the appropriate remedy when police, executing a valid search warrant, violate the requirements of the knock-and-announce statute. In this case, the police sought and acquired …
Earlier this month, the Ohio Department of Commerce released the list of the twelve entities who received a provisional Level I Cultivator License. And, controversy followed. The Department received 109 Level I cultivator applications, but only 36 met the minimum …
