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Grand Jury Investigation

A Times-Union report in June documented dozens of meetings about public business held without public notice or written minutes and several meetings in private places, a violation of the city's ethics code. It also uncovered a deeply flawed system of notifying the public of meetings. The grand jury is now investigating the notification and documentation.

Blog by Beth Kormanik

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Investigation far from finished

A judge has approved extending the grand jury by 90 days. Foreman George Schulz and Shorstein requested the extension through Jan. 31. They cited the complexity of the investigation into possible Sunshine Law violations and the review of city contracts. The grand jury started its work on May 14 and originally was supposed to wrap up Nov. 2.

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