Mollick v. Township of Worcester

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• holding that emails sent between local agency employees sent from personal addresses on personal computers and on personal time were nevertheless records under the RTKL because they documented a transaction or activity of the agency
• concluding that “it would place an unreasonable burden on an agency to examine all its emails for an extended time period without knowing, with sufficient specificity, [to] what Township business or activity the request is related”
• concluding request seeking all emails between Township Supervisors regarding, any Township business or activity for a period of one-to-five years was insufficiently specific
• remanding to resolve whether emails between a quorum of township supervisors were for township business
• rejecting a request seeking all emails between township supervisors regarding any township business or activity for a period of one to five years
• reasoning township supervisors sent and received emails in question in their capacity of acting on behalf of the township, such that emails on personal computers may be records “of’ the township

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