PR 00-01 (2000).

• Case Date: January 05, 2000
• Court: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Attorney General Opinions 2000. PR 00-01 (2000). State of Rhode IslandDepartment of the Attorney GeneralPR 00-01 (2000)PR 00-01 Graziano v. Department of AdministrationUnofficial Finding PR 00-01January 5, 2000Senator Catherine E. GrazianoProvidence, RI 02909Re: Graziano v. Department of AdministrationOur File No.: PR 99-0428 Dear Senator Graziano: The investigation into your Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") complaint filed against the Department of Administration ("DOA") is complete. You contend that DOA has violated the APRA by failing to provide you with requested documents. Specifically, you requested: "[a]ny and all public information regarding [employees who work in the Rhode Island State House and for the Senate and House Leadership,] including[,] but not limited to[,] the date of hire, the category/classification into which hired (job description), the starting salaries for each employee, the current job classification (if changed from the original,) and the current salary as listed for fiscal year 1999-2000." In response to your complaint, we received a substantive response from legal counsel, Peter N. Dennehy, Esq. Mr. Dennehy relates that in response to your original letter requesting the above information, DOA forwarded a letter containing "the name of each employee and his or her class title, date of hire, and current salary." Therefore, according to Mr. Dennehy, "[t]he only information . . . which was not submitted was the job classification into which these legislative employees were originally hired and their starting salary." According to Mr. Dennehy, this information was not provided because "[i]ndividual code translations would be required . . . to accurately identify and translate in understandable terms all appointment/promotions." Mr. Dennehy relates that "this task would require the reorganization[,] consolidation[,] and compilation of data from at least two sources[,]" a task that Mr. Dennehy contends a public body is not required to undertake. Senator Catherine E. Graziano January 5, 2000 Page 2 of 3 The APRA provides that all records maintained by public bodies are subject to public disclosure unless the documents fall within one of the twenty-three (23) enumerated exceptions. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(i)(A)-(W). With respect to public employees, the APRA provides that: "the name, gross...