Everyone on the panel, in their opinion (except Scott Moore and Lumpy Lambert) believe that 2 or more elected officials of the same body is a violation of the Sunshine Law. In this incident WBIR, it’s Inside Tennessee panel, Jack McElroy and Frank Gibson of TN Coalition of Open Government violated the Sunshine Law. How did they do this? They invited 2 or more Commissioners and during the commercial breaks they orchestrated a violation of the Sunshine Law, with Chairman Moore and Commissioner Lambert in the same room. The very guy (Jack McElroy) that is suing for a “violation” participated in a “violation”.
In addition, SRW has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees for as long as this 40 year old can remember. The Sunshine Law applies to this Board as well. Is SRW innocent of not talking with one other member of the Board of Trustees about any matter coming before the Board of Trustees? Did she talk with any member of the Board of Trustees about any hiring decisions like J.Wade Gilley, John Shoemaker or Dr. John D. Peterson.
As a matter of fact, I remember a news story about a breakfast meeting where the Sunshine Law was reported to have been violated by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. Where was SRW on this issue at the time? Where is SRW on this issue now?
