ELMORE v. BURKE

No. 98-704.

987 S.W.2d 730 (1999)

337 Ark. 235

Kenneth ELMORE, Mayor for the City of Huntington, Vickii Strange, Recorder and Treasurer for the City of Huntington, City of Huntington, Huntington City Council, and J.B. Lawrence, Terry Landon, Joe Elmore, Harold Freeman, Mike Winters, and Diane Embry, Members of the Huntington City Council, Appellants, v. Sue BURKE and Charles Chapman, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orville Christopher Clift, P.A., Fort Smith, AR, for appellants.

Dan Scott Nelson, Tulsa, OK, for appellees.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

This case is certified to us by the court of appeals under Ark. Sup.Ct. R. 1-2(b)(1), (4) and (d), and requires the interpretation of Ark.Code Ann. § 25-19-106(b)(2) (Repl. 1996), the notice provision of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Appellees Sue Burke and Charles Chapman (hereafter "Burke") initiated this litigation against Huntington city officials Mayor Kenneth Elmore, Recorder and Treasurer Vickii Strange, and council...

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