County's online records are safety risk, expert says
October 23, 2008: Issues between online safety and public information collided recently before the Guilford County Board of Commissioners when a woman recommended that the register of deeds shut down its online records.
“The issue is one about Internet safety, and I am an Internet safety expert,” said Linda Criddle of Washington state, president of Look Both Ways online safety consulting. Read the full article here.
Agencies getting county money now must open records, meetings
October 9, 2008: Any agency or non-profit organization getting $5,000 or more in public funds from Rowan County will now have to open its records and its meetings under a new policy adopted this week by the Rowan County Board of Commissioners.
The policy also includes a provision that makes it a conflict of interest for the board or agency to do business with any member of its board of directors.
County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve the policy, which ties funding to compliance with the N.C. Open Meetings law and a modified version of the state's public records law. Read the full article here.
Jobs group will show records; officials want to see how county funds were spent
August 16, 2008: Leaders of Rowan Jobs Initiative have reversed course and decided to provide county officials with records covering the four years the nonprofit organization has existed.
Earlier this month, top officials of Rowan Jobs refused to provide copies of minutes and other records. Instead, they offered to meet with commissioners one at a time and allow them to review some records. Read the full article here.
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