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Dear FOIA Council Members and Interested Parties:

This message is to provide notice of the upcoming meetings of the FOIA Council, the Proprietary Records and Trade Secrets Subcommittee, and the work group of the Subcommittee for 2017.

FOIA Council

The full FOIA Council will meet at 1:30 PM in House Room 1 of the Capitol Building, Richmond, Virginia on the following dates:

Monday, May 15, 2017

Monday, August 14, 2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

FOIA Subcommittee

The Proprietary Records and Trade Secrets Subcommittee will hold its second meeting of 2017 at 1:30 PM on Monday, May 1 in House Room 2 of the Capitol Building, Richmond, Virginia. The Subcommittee consists of Council members King-Casey, Porto, Seltzer and Vucci. More information about subcommittee work for 2017, including the 2017 Study Plan, is available at http://foiacouncil.dls. virginia.gov/subcom_mtgs/2017/ subcom17.htm.

Work Group

The Subcommittee asked that interested parties meet with staff to consider another version of the proposed general exemption for trade secrets. That meeting will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in the House Redistricting Room, 2nd Floor, General Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. All interested parties are welcome to attend and participate.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Maria J.K. Everett, Executive Director and Senior Attorney

Alan Gernhardt, Senior Attorney

Jessica L. Budd, Staff Attorney

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council

201 North 9th Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 225-3056 or 1-866-448-4100 (toll free)

Website - http://foiacouncil.dls.virginia.gov/

The staff of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council is authorized to issue advisory opinions. Please be advised that any staff advisory opinion delivered by e-mail is based solely upon the facts and information presented in your attached e-mail inquiry.

Guess We will have to wait until they go to court and tell the judge what they failed to respond to the request for documents as required by law to find out.

That is what Doug Buckley told HCN we we asked him about the 42 page vetting form that was sent to the members and has gone unanswered. Some of the questions that were asked;

Please confirm or deny that you have you ever used, or have you ever been known by, any other name INCLUDING ANY ENTITY that the Code of Virginia defines as a person? Yes[ ] No[ ] If yes, provide name(s) with supporting DOCUMENTS or in the alternative an index of documents (Va Code 42.1-86 / 2.2-3404.01) )and explain;

Agency description of position/job including duties / responsibilities/ and qualifications [1] you currently hold and/or seeking. Provide supporting documents;

Offices and Directorships: Confirm or deny that you or a member of your immediate family are a paid officer or paid director of a business? EITHER check NO [ ] OR check YES [ ] and if yes, provide name(s) with supporting DOCUMENTS;

Securities: Confirm or deny that you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $1,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts. EITHER check NO [ ] OR check YES [ ] and and provide supporting documents

To see the full request that was sent to the Council members

Opinions of Law.

Standing, from left: Marisa Bergfield, Logan Conley, Jonathan Hite, Robin Chapman, Nancy Bloom. Seated: Mary Lou Mahlman

What is a UARF Fellow

Vetting the Northampton County Commonwealth Attorney Failed!!!!

Northampton County Commonwealth Attorney Failed to Respond to HCN Vetting Form that Requests to Inspect Documents that Relates to the Commonwealth Attorney's Conflicts of Interests

What Conflicts Does He Have to Hide?

Why Is He Violating the Law?

Guess We will have to wait until they go to court and tell the judge what they failed to respond to the request for documents as required by law to find out.

That is what Doug Buckley told HCN we we asked him about the 42 page vetting form that was sent to the members and has gone unanswered. Some of the questions that were asked;

Agency description of position/job including duties / responsibilities/ and qualifications [1] you currently hold and/or seeking. Provide supporting documents;

Offices and Directorships: Confirm or deny that you or a member of your immediate family are a paid officer or paid director of a business? EITHER check NO [ ] OR check YES [ ] and if yes, provide name(s) with supporting DOCUMENTS;

To see the full request that was sent to the Council members

To see the instruction for replying to the FOIA request you received from HelpCom.Net, LLC.

UARF's Michal Bogacki-- Asks Nancy Bloom:

About her license to express;

Conclusions of law;

Opinions of Law.

To examine:

Her

Law Degree

License from the Virginia State Bar

Policies and procedures for the Office of Freedom of Information

Specialist including any Commonwealth Code, Virginia Attorney

General Opinion(s) and/or court decision(s), and Virginia

Administrative Code Provision(s) that touches and concerns the

Policies and Procedures and related index(es) for the Office of

Freedom of Information Specialist:

Which includes and is not limited to copies of any electronic mail

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