Note Les Mlakar's information below: William W. Warren Jr. PML Listserv Moderator (office) 717-238-7698 (cell) 717-979-5570 wwarren@saul.com<mailto:wwarren@saul.com> Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Les Mlakar <lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com><mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com>>> wrote: Mr Warren: I am always concerned about situations where you have multiple Acts which have to be considered. The Emergency Management Service Act, the particular municipal Code, and the Sunshine Act may all be in play. I don’t know of any provisions in either or all of those Acts that provides a definitive provision of which acts trump over another one. I think, if used judiciously, the Emergency Services Act may give some "cover" to the municipality. My municipalities are addressing each issue by balancing the protection of the public against a possible violation of either the Open Records Act or the Sunshine Act. We are erring on the side of caution. The OOR is looking at the law in a vacuum; and, not considering the other laws that may come into play. Les Mlakar On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 6:48 PM Warren Jr., William W. <william.warren@saul.com<mailto:william.warren@saul.com><mailto:william.warren@saul.com<mailto:william.warren@saul.com>>> wrote: Thanks. Can you tell me more about the impact of the Emergency Management Services Act? I'd like to pass the information on the the PML Listserv. William W. Warren Jr. (office) 717-238-7698 (cell) 717-979-5570 wwarren@saul.com<mailto:wwarren@saul.com><mailto:wwarren@saul.com<mailto:wwarren@saul.com>><mailto:wwarren@saul.com<mailto:wwarren@saul.com><mailto:wwarren@saul.com<mailto:wwarren@saul.com>>> Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Les Mlakar <lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com><mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com>><mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com><mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com<mailto:lmlakar1945@gmail.com>>>> wrote: **EXTERNAL EMAIL** - This message originates from outside our Firm. Please consider carefully before responding or clicking links/attachments. Dear Mr. Warren: While the OOR’s earlier information provided a caveat which said: “Some agencies may be governed by laws which add requirements beyond those included in the Sunshine Act.”, the OOR and the individuals sending messages to the OOR are forgetting the caveat; and, also essentially ignoring the need to look at the provisions of the Emergency Management Services Act. -- Leslie J. Mlakar, Esquire Avolio Law Group, LLC 117 N. Main St. Greensburg, PA 15601 (724) 834-6040 (ext. 107) "Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (saul.com<http://saul.com><http://saul.com<http://saul.com>>) " made the following annotations: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ This e-mail may contain privileged, confidential, copyrighted, or other legally protected information. If you are not the intended recipient (even if the e-mail address is yours), you may not use, copy, or retransmit it. If you have received this by mistake please notify us by return e-mail, then delete. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ -- Leslie J. Mlakar, Esquire Avolio Law Group, LLC 117 N. Main St. Greensburg, PA 15601 (724) 834-6040 (ext. 107) -- Leslie J. Mlakar, Esquire Avolio Law Group, LLC 117 N. Main St. Greensburg, PA 15601 (724) 834-6040 (ext. 107)