Mr. Claude S. Hawkins, Jr. City Attorney City of Ashdown Ashdown, AR 71822

Dear Mr. Hawkins:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, which is codified at A.C.A.25-19-101, et seq. Specifically, you wish to know whether documents relating to the termination of a former employee are subject to public inspection and copying.

It is my opinion that A.C.A. 25-19-105(c)(1) (Supp. 1987) requires the release of the information mentioned in your request.

The foregoing [opinion], which I hereby approve, was prepared by Assistant Attorney General Elisabeth A. Walker.