Departments



Articles

Less

Editorial: Editorial: Freedom to Blow the Whistle
June 23rd, 2011

Editorial: Guest Editorial: Never Forget
May 5th, 2011

Editorial: Editorial: "The Most Unforgiving Technology in Human History"
April 23rd, 2011

Editorial: Editorial: Rumors
March 20th, 2011

Editorial: Editorial: Henry Ford, American Genius
January 21st, 2011

Editorial: Editorial: Remember the Needy in Our Community
December 26th, 2010

Editorial: Guest Editorial: Prunes
November 16th, 2010

Editorial: Editorial: How Many Signs Can One Building Support?
November 15th, 2010

Editorial: Accidents Happen? The Dance Begins
September 16th, 2010

Editorial: Editorial: Oil Spills vs. Hurricanes
September 2nd, 2010

Editorial: Editorial: Fishing Village Atmosphere?
August 22nd, 2010

Editorial: A New Standard of Arrogance
July 29th, 2010

Editorial: Alzheimer`s Sentence
July 24th, 2010

Editorial: Editorial: When the Elephants Stampede, the Pygmies Get Trampled
June 10th, 2010

Editorial: Oil Spills and Independence
May 26th, 2010

More

Access to Public Records

Access to Public Records

Editorial

The Freedom of Information Act and the Florida Sunshine Law are federal and state laws that encourage oversight of government officials by the public. The City of Cedar Key set an excellent example of making public records available to the public when the Commission put its minutes and other documents online via Cedar Key News. Citizens have the right to know if government officials are doing the job, well and legally. That goes for the State Attorney and his staff.


The Levy County office of the State Attorney is under the State Attorney based in Gainesville. The record, successes and failures to convict those reported by the sheriff and police, will help voters decide if the State Attorney and his staff are getting the job done.


In response to a rumor that felony cases in Levy County have not been effectively prosecuted, Cedar Key News requested information from the State Attorney's office. Five months have passed. Several telephone calls and e-mail requests have served as reminders, without a single piece of information being provided. Cedar Key News asked for the number of felonies reported by police agencies, the number of reports acted upon by the State Attorney and the outcomes of all cases. What could be simpler? The number of cases, and did anyone get convicted?


Now there is a new man in charge of the Levy County office of the State Attorney. The former man in charge is said to be running for a seat on the bench. The purpose of this editorial is to shake loose information that will aid voters in choosing the next State Attorney, and decide who deserves to be a judge. We will publish the records when we get them.

(Editor`s Note: as of this date the requested information has not been received)

Click for printer friendly version

Email this article to a friend

 

 

© 2013
Cedar Key News

cedarkeynews@gmail.com