Kansas Attorney General Fines Haysville City Council for Violation of Open Records Law

Kansas attorney general fines Haysville City Council for violation of open records law

City employees declined without explanation to release copies of photographs requested under the state government transparency law.

City of Haysville agrees to open records fine

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and the city of Haysville have reached an agreement for the municipality to pay a fine for an open records violation. Kobach said the city will pay a $250 fine after investigators concluded that  the city violated the law by failing to produce copies of photographs requested by a citizen without providing any explanation as to why those records were not produced. The city agreed to a consent order requiring to…