tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110527610918202643.post5214279546193157332..comments2024-03-11T15:15:46.669-05:00Comments on Municipal Minute: Public Body's Bank Account Numbers Not Exempt from FOIA (!)Julie Tappendorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07911899519955134105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110527610918202643.post-56898342075254244072015-10-15T12:10:58.812-05:002015-10-15T12:10:58.812-05:00I think the issue here, and I am very familiar wit...I think the issue here, and I am very familiar with the N. Henderson FOIAs, is that there was essentially now way to determine which statements, etc, went which which accounts - so there was no way for the citizens to effectively watch how public funds were spent.<br /><br />I don't think bank account numbers of public bodies should be released, however, there must also be some way to positively identify which accounts certain statements belong to. Maybe if public bodies had to either release account numbers OR provide another system for the public to properly distinguish between accounts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390260977190496177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110527610918202643.post-17228463963443803802015-08-27T17:17:21.178-05:002015-08-27T17:17:21.178-05:00I couldn't have said it better myself.I couldn't have said it better myself. Julie Tappendorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911899519955134105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110527610918202643.post-48502816463855594522015-08-27T16:22:18.180-05:002015-08-27T16:22:18.180-05:00That is a pretty shocking and silly opinion by the...That is a pretty shocking and silly opinion by the PAC. The fundamental flaw in the PAC's analysis is relying solely on the phrase "personal financial information." The exemption for "Private Information" also includes "unique identifiers," and a bank-account number is clearly and unquestionably a unique identifier.<br /><br />The PAC's crabbed reading of the statute would have to extend beyond just the account numbers for public bodies--it would appear to extend to the bank account of any entity, corporations, not-for-profits, and (arguably) any bank account held by more that one individual.<br /><br />Hopefully, somebody comes to their senses at some point... Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597233001853944768noreply@blogger.com