OPen meeting and record laws include a number of exceptions. Most common are meetings/recoirds related to personnel, litigation, and real estate transactions. It is not uncommon for a potential developer to ask planning staff for a letter of confidentiality before beginning to discuss a planned project. City counsel should approve any such letter because there may be specific language required and there may be precedent on when and to what extent a municipal official can offer confidentiality without breaching their fiduciary responsibilities. It would be wise to have an "approved for form and content" signature block for counsel.
David
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David Stone AIA
Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer
Governors State University
University Park IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-23-2012 18:45
From: Michael Krause
Subject: Confidentiality
There have been projects I have worked on where we wanted to prevent any publication until all the facts are found and an appropriate solution defined.
I believe a letter of confidentiality would be ideal for this particular project. Any help that could be provide regarding this would be appreciated. Comments or concerns regarding this tool, a standardized form letter would all be helpful.
Thank you!
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Michael Krause AIA
City of Milwaukee Design & Construction
Milwaukee WI
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