From the article:
“Email
correspondence by an elected official, even with private citizens, is deemed a
public record under state OPRA laws — with few exceptions — as long
as the emails concern official business. Anyone can request copies, for
any reason.”
“Everyone
needs to know that if you send us an email on the public server, it could be
OPRA’ed by anyone,” said Walsh
Link to article:
From my conversations with officials from other public
entities, I have learned that emails requested through OPRA are often handled
by someone from IT to ensure that all requested public records are turned over.
