Brock v. Town of Mount Pleasant
Annotate this CaseThe disputed actions at issue here occurred during special meetings for which the Town of Mount Pleasant issued agendas listing an executive session but not indicating Town Council would take action following the executive session. Petitioner Stephen Brock, who was a member of the Town's Planning Commission and the president and general manager of a local television station, filed a complaint against the Town alleging numerous violations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The South Carolina Supreme Court granted certiorari review of the court of appeals' decision that the Town did not violate FOIA by taking unnoticed action following executive sessions at special meetings. Having carefully reviewed the record and law, the Supreme Court agreed with Petitioner that the Town technically violated FOIA and that the court of appeals erred in relying on the discussion of regular meetings in "Lambries v. Saluda County Council," (760 S.E.2d 785 (2014)), in resolving the underlying challenge concerning special meetings. The Court modified the court of appeals' decision.
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