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2023-2024 Annual Report Op. Ind. Att'y Gen. [1] (2023-2024)

handle is hein.sag/sagin0147 and id is 1 raw text is: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INDIANA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR To the Indiana General Assembly July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-14-4-12, the Indiana Public Access Counselor (PAC) hereby submits this annual report of activities for the time period covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.1 (1) Total number of formal complaints received (includes pending complaints): 505 (2) Number of formal complaints received each from the public, media and government agencies (includes pending and withdrawn complaints): (A) Public: 446 (B) Media: 50 (C) Government: 9 (3) Total number of formal complaints that have been withdrawn, rejected or lawsuit/postconviction filed: Withdrawn: 90 Rejected2: 315 Lawsuit Filed: 1 (opinion affirmed by trial court) (4) Number of formal complaints received about each of the following (includes pending and withdrawn complaints but not rejections): (A) State agencies3: 207 (B) County agencies: 99 (C) City agencies: 83 (D) Town agencies: 14 (E) Township agencies: 14 (F) School corporations: 84 (G) Other local agencies4: 4 (5) Number of formal complaints received concerning each of the following (includes pending and withdrawn complaints): (A) Public records: 301 (B) Public meetings: 201 (C) Both: 3 'All data were compiled as of 5:00 p.m. on DAY, June 28, 2024 2 Rejected complaints are those which lack grounds for a complaint or are otherwise unmeritorious. The bulk of state agency filings are against the Indiana Department of Correction. A significant majority are dismissed for reasons stated in the narrative. ' Conservation districts; regional boards, etc.