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2011 Annual Report Indiana Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2011)

handle is hein.sag/sagin0127 and id is 1 raw text is: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR To the Indiana General Assembly July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-14-4-12, the Indiana Public Access Counselor (PAC) hereby submits this annual report of activities for the time period covering July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.1 This report is presented in three parts: in Part I a narrative summary of the activities of the PAC; in Part II the information required to be submitted pursuant to I.C. § 5-14-4-12; and in Part III appendices listing presentations given and advisory opinions issued in the past year. PART I Annual Report Narrative Public Access Counselor and Staff On July 1, 2007, Governor Daniels appointed Public Access Counselor Heather Willis Neal to a four-year term of office ending June 30, 2011. On August 21, 2009, Counselor Neal resigned to accept a position with the Indiana Department of Education. Subsequently, Governor Daniels appointed Andrew J. Kossack to serve as public access counselor for the balance of Counselor Neal's term. Counselor Kossack took office on September 7, 2009. The PAC also employs one part-time legal assistant. Katie Williams, a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, currently holds that position. Advisory Opinions From July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, the PAC issued 296 written advisory opinions in response to formal complaints. See I.C. 5-14-5 regarding the complaint process. Twenty-four (24) complaints were pending as of June 30, 2011. Pursuant to I.C. § 5-14-5-9, an advisory opinion must be issued within thirty days of receipt of a formal complaint. The deadline for priority complaints is seven days. I.C. § 5-14-5-10; 62 IAC 1. The PAC met the statutory requirement for timely issuance of advisory opinions. A detailed list of advisory opinions follows in Appendix B. Informal Opinions In addition to advisory opinions in response to formal complaints, the PAC issues written informal opinions in response to written informal inquiries. The PAC issued 52 informal opinions for the period July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. Telephone and Electronic Mail Inquiries From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, the two PAC staff members received and responded to 1,589 inquiries via telephone and electronic mail. 1All data were compiled as of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

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