MRSC has joined with Ramsey Ramerman, Assistant City Attorney, City of Everett, to bring you the "Open Government Advisor." The Open Government Advisor will feature periodic articles focusing on open government issues, including issues related to the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act and Public Disclosure Act.*

This page contains the current and all previous Open Government Advisor articles:

• Conducting an Adequate Search for Public Records – and Proving It, November 2009
• Eight Quick Answers about the new Prisoner Injunction Provision, May 2009
• Court Holds Agencies Can Enforce Their Public Records Act Policies, March 2009
• Supreme Court Underscores the Requirement to Produce an Exemption Log under the Public Records Act, February 2009
• Supreme Court Reverses the LARGEST Court-Assessed Public Records Act Penalty in Washington State History – Because it was TOO SMALL: What Agencies can Learn, January 2009

Ramsey Ramerman, is an assistant city attorney with the City of Everett, where he assists the City with open government issues and appeals. In addition to his work at the City, Ramsey regularly provides open government training for local governments and presents at conferences on open government issues. Ramsey is also one of the founders of the recently formed Washington Association of Public Records Officers. Finally, Ramsey serves as the local government representative on the State Sunshine Committee, currently reviewing the over 300 exemptions to the Public Records Act. Prior to joining the City of Everett, Ramsey practiced at Foster Pepper PLLC as part of the firm's Municipal Group.

*The Articles appearing in the "Open Government" column represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Municipal Research & Services Center.