Judge rules in favor of North Port in Sunshine Law suit
NORTH PORT – North Port resident Stephanie Gibson said Wednesday that she will file 42 separate public records requests to receive recordings of the investigation into the conduct of former North Port City Manager Peter Lear, after a circuit court judge declined to compel the city to release the information.
When Gibson initially filed her request for the 42 recordings, the city estimated that it would cost $1,347.50 for the city to go through the interviews and redact private information, be it Social Security numbers or health opinions that may violate HIPPA laws.
NORTH PORT – Attorneys for both sides provided enough information in Stephanie Gibson’s Sunshine Law suit against the city of North Port Friday morning for Circuit Judge Andrea McHugh to provide rulings soon on two of three counts.
But Lisa Chittaro, Gibson’s attorney, plans to amend her suit with respect to Count 2, its pursuit of documents related to the campaign Facebook page of former city commissioner Chris Hanks.
In addition to the information from Hanks’ campaign page – which before Dec. 3, 2019, had been his city commission page and thus curated by the city – Gibson is seeking access to two separate record sources from the city.
It was woven by Purewa MacGregor (Taranaki), currently based in Hastings, during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, and were utilised by essential workers and members of the community during the crisis. Curator Isaac Te Awa called it “a physical expression of identity,” and a cool combination of practicality and fashion. MacGregor “made a bunch of them” to sell, Te Awa said – more than 100 – and demand was huge. They were primarily made to be functional.
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Purewa MacGregor s raranga (woven) face mask, made during the Covid-19 pandemic and now held at Te Papa. To make sure they were fit for purpose, MacGregor also consulted doctors and medical professionals; “a blending of older traditions, functional response, and medical knowledge”.
With the nadir in civic discourse at last year’s U.S. presidential debates fresh in their minds, high school students from across Ontario are preparing to receive an antidote by competing in a high-minded tournament of ideas.
Students on 20 teams from 16 schools are getting acquainted with the ways an “ethics bowl” differs from the debating competitions many of them have previously taken part in, and participants say the exercise holds valuable lessons for those in positions of power, too.
In a typical debate, “the way you win isn t necessarily by trying to get to the truth, but rather by rhetorical mastery, or trickery, one-upmanship over your opponent,” Jeffrey Senese, president of the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl, explained to a group of students from Assumption College Catholic High School in Windsor this week.
Judge orders North Port and former commissioner to produce records in Sunshine Law suit
NORTH PORT – The city of North Port and former City Commissioner Chris Hanks have been given 10 days to provide public records asked for in a Sunshine Law suit filed by city resident Stephanie Gibson, or show cause why they cannot.
Circuit Judge Andrea McHugh issued the show cause order Tuesday.
That clock, however, has not yet started.
North Port City Attorney Amber Slayton said in an email forwarded through city spokesman Josh Taylor that the city is aware of the suit through other means but “the City and Mr. Hanks have not received service of process on this case or the referenced order.”