The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that emails sent between borough council members using their personal computers and regarding council business are subject to public disclosure under the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed in part and reversed in part a ruling by the Venango County Common Pleas Court, which had upheld a decision by the state’s Office of Open Records ordering Barkeyville Borough to turn over to a requester emails contained on borough council members’ personal computers.
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