In the world of transparency law, summer is great time to do more than enjoy a hotdog, a beer and a baseball game. (Go Cubbies!)

While these summer pastimes undeniably help relieve work stresses, summer is also a great time for state and local officials to adopt best-practices approaches to managing government records. Taking some time to do this during the summer, when agency work tends to slow, will reduce headaches for both citizens and agency officials when responding to requests for public records throughout the year.