Lobbying opportunity for open government
Tomorrow morning, the NC Senate Judiciary I (Civil) Committee will consider Senate Bill 1546, which calls for all public employee compensation packages and employment contracts to be considered public records.
From the N.C. Press Association:
That access was virtually eliminated in the wake of the 2005 North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling in a case The Charlotte Observer brought against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority and Carolinas Medical Center. The decision, which specifically addressed only public hospital records, created some open-government headaches when the UNC School of Government began advising the public sector that the ruling meant that no public personnel pay packages -- beyond salary -- could be disclosed and that employment contracts were secret.
More detail -- including legislators to lobby -- here. Text of bill here.
Why would public institutions want to hide how they're spending public money?
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"Why would public institutions want to hide how they're spending public money?"
ARE YOU KIDDING?
Posted on May 9, 2007 9:11 AM