PR 99-10 (1999).

• Case Date: August 05, 1999
• Court: Rhode Island

Rhode Island Attorney General Opinions 1999. PR 99-10 (1999). State of Rhode IslandDepartment of the Attorney GeneralPR 99-10 (1999)PR 99-10 Prybyla v. Department of AdministrationUnofficial Finding PR 99-10August 5, 1999Mr. Walter T. PrybylaWoonsocket, Rhode Island 02895Re: Prybyla v. Department of AdministrationOUR File No.: PR 99-0183 Dear Mr. Prybyla: The investigation into your Access to Public Records Act (APRA) complaint filed against the Board of Elections is complete. You allege that the Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Elections, Mr. Roger N. Begin, violated the APRA by failing to provide you "all documents allowed by [the APRA] relating to the employment at the Board of Elections of Robert Fontaine." In a subsequent telephone conversation with the undersigned, you related that the time frame for this request was from February 15, 1999 to March 5, 1999. After receiving your complaint, this Department contacted legal counsel for Mr. Begin, Robert E. Craven, Esquire. Mr. Craven supplied this Department with Mr. Fontaine's name, gross salary, total cost of paid fringe benefits, gross amounts received in overtime and additional renumeration, job title, work location, business telephone number, and town of residence. Mr. Craven also indicated that Mr. Fontaine has not been terminated. The APRA provides that all records identifiable to an individual employee are deemed private except: "the name, gross salary, salary range, total cost of paid fringe benefits, gross amount received in overtime, and Mr. Walter T. Prybyla August 5, 1999 Page 2 of 2 other renumeration in addition to salary, job title, job description, dates of employment and positions held within the state or municipality, work location, business telephone number, the city or town of residence, and date of termination." R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(i)(A)(I). After reviewing Mr. Craven's response to this Department's investigatory request, it appears that with one exception all public information has been provided to you. The lone exception concerns the failure to provide documents relating to Mr...