Frederick S. Tanner v. the Town Council of the Town of East Greenwich

Summary

The court held that the plaintiff had statutory standing to challenge the town council's allegedly inadequate notice under the Open Meetings Act and that the later properly noticed revote did not moot the controversy because monetary remedies remained available. It further held that an agenda describing a meeting only as interviews for potential appointments did not fairly notify the public that votes would be taken, violating the Act. The court affirmed summary judgment for the plaintiff, vacated the attorney's-fee award for lack of proportionality analysis, and remanded for entry of a reduced award.