City Council Attorney Scott Danks sent a letter to Mayoral Attorney Ted Ziemer outlining just what the laws are with respect to the obligations and powers of the Mayor when it comes to deciding what is public information and what is not. The letter is on the link at the end of this article.
Among the items Danks addressed are first that the Mayor of any Indiana city DOES NOT have the authority to withhold information of any sort pertaining city business from a city council. Mayors furthermore do not have the power or authority to mandate confidentiality on anything provided to the city council. Thirdly once any document is in the possession of the city council it is the responsibility of the city council to make documents public according to the laws of Indiana without interference or admonishment from the mayor.
