SPOKANE RESEARCH & DEFENSE FUND v. SPOKANE

No. 18534-6-III.

994 P.2d 267 (2000)

99 Wash.App. 452

SPOKANE RESEARCH & DEFENSE FUND, a Washington non-profit corporation, Respondent, v. CITY OF SPOKANE, a Washington first class charter city, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Five.

February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie Flinn Connelly, Assistant City Attorney, Spokane, for Appellant.

Stephen K. Eugster, Eugster, Haskell, Spokane, for Respondent.


KURTZ, C.J.

The City of Spokane appeals the decision of the superior court that the performance evaluation summaries for the Spokane City Manager are subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.17. The City contends that the summaries are exempt from disclosure under the employee privacy exemption of that statute. We conclude that the performance evaluation summaries are subject to public disclosure because there is a legitimate public interest in the information. We...

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