Your police and fire departments are well trained to respond to emergencies.

Are they as prepared to respond to the requirements of FOIA?

Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) details requirements for public meetings, with special provisions affecting public safety personnel. In this unique program designed specifically for local Police and Fire departments, attendees will learn about:

• Three kinds of meetings recognized under FOIA
• Requirements for public access, recordkeeping, and release of information
• Employment issues including collective bargaining and personnel, medical and investigative files
• Law enforcement & security exemptions to FOIA

Make sure public safety providers are well-versed in the requirements of FOIA to avoid costly and embarrassing complaints. Register for this CCM Municipal Government Training compliance workshop today!

• FOIA and Public Safety
• Basic Requirements: Meetings and Records
• Overview of Police Employment Issues

Employment Issues Under FOIA

• Collective Bargaining
• Testing and Selection of Employees
• Personnel, Medical, and Investigative Files

Law Enforcement Records Under FOIA

• Law Enforcement Records Exemptions
• Arrest and Conviction Records
• Juvenile Records

Lisa Mehta Banatoski
Shipman and Goodwin, LLP

• Take Route 2 East to Exit 18.
• At the end of the Exit 18 ramp, turn right onto Route 16 and continue on to the center of town.
• At the traffic light, turn right onto Route 85 East.
• At the first light, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• The Town Hall is approximately 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left

From Salem:

• Take Route 11 East to Route 2 East.
• From Route 2 East take Exit 18.
• At the end of the Exit 18 ramp, turn right onto Route 16 and continue on to the center of town.
• At the traffic light, turn right onto Route 85 East.
• At the first light, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• The Town Hall is approximately 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left.

From New London:

• Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 82.
• At the end of the Exit 82 ramp, turn right onto Route 85.
• Continue past the Crystal Mall on the left and continue on approximately 10.5 miles to the junction of Routes 85 and 354 in Colchester.
• At the three-way Stop sign, continue on Route 85 East, through the Business District.
• At the traffic light at the Town Green, turn right onto Norwich Avenue.
• Town Hall is about 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left.

From Middletown/Portland:

• Take Route 66 East to Route 16 East.
• Follow Route 16 East to the center of town.
• At the traffic light, turn right onto Route 85 East.
• At the first light, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• Town Hall is about 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left.

From Norwich:

• Take Route 2 West to Exit 21, Colchester Business District.
• At the end of the Exit 21 ramp, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• Continue on Norwich Avenue past Bacon Academy High School on your right, then William J. Johnston Middle School on the left.
• Continue 1/10 of a mile; at the base of the hill Town Hall is on the right.

From Willimantic:

• Take Route 32 out of Willimantic.
• At the Pleasant Street Stop sign, go straight ahead onto Route 289 (a left would be Route 32).
• Follow Route 289 to Lebanon Center.
• Turn right onto Route 207.
• Continue three to four miles on Route 207.
• Turn left onto Route 16.
• Follow Route 16 into Colchester.
• At the third traffic light (old Bacon Academy is on your right), turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• Town Hall is about 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left.

From Storrs:

• Take I-95 South to Mansfield Center/Route 6.
• Continue south to Columbia/Route 66 and South to Hebron/Route 85 East.
• Follow Route 85 into Colchester.
• At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 85 East and continue on into center of town.
• At the second light, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
• The Town Hall is about 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on the left.