Docket Sheet

Todd Shepherd and Broad and Liberty v. Delaware County

OOR Dkt. No.: AP 2026-1977
Case Status: Partially Denied: Partially Moot

07/22/2026

06/01/2026

Sodl, Julie

Delaware

Request sought various records related to a private citizen's and a Councilman's delinquent property taxes, as well as policies and procedures regarding payment plans for delinquent taxes, and emails referencing these matters. The County provided access to records on appeal. The County proved records contain exempt personal identification information. The County proved records are protected by the attorney-client privilege. The County proved records reflect internal, predecisional deliberations. The County proved records reveal correspondence between a person and a member of the General Assembly. Denied in part and dismissed as moot in part.

Clause Exemption Result
708 (b) (10) (i) A record that reflects: (A) The internal, predecisional deliberations of an agency, its members, employees or officials or predecisional deliberations between agency members, employees or officials and members, employees or officials of another agency , including predecisional deliberations relating to a budget recommendation, legislative proposal, legislative amendment, contemplated or proposed policy or course of action or any research, memos or other documents used in the predecisional deliberations. (B) The strategy to be used to develop or achieve the successful adoption of a budget, legislative proposal or regulation. (ii) Subparagraph (i)(A) shall apply to agencies subject to 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings) in a manner consistent with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7. A record which is not otherwise exempt from access under this act and which is presented to a quorum for deliberation in accordance with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 shall be a public record. (iii) This paragraph shall not apply to a written or Internet application or other document that has been submitted to request Commonwealth funds. (iv) This paragraph shall not apply to the results of public opinion surveys, polls, focus groups, marketing research or similar effort designed to measure public opinion. Denied
708 (b) (28) A record or information: (i) identifying an individual who applies for or receives social services; or (ii) relating to the following: (A) the type of social services received by an individual; (B) an individual's application to receive social services, , including a record or information related to an agency decision to grant, deny, reduce or restrict benefits, including a quasi-judicial decision of the agency and the identity of a caregiver or others who provide services to the individual; or (C) eligibility to receive social services, including the individual's income, assets, physical or mental health, age, disability, family circumstances or record of abuse. Denied
708 (b) (6) The following personal identification information: Denied
Agency Invoked an Extension The agency invoked a 30 day extension to respond to the request.
Deemed Denial Request was deemed denied.
Dismissed as moot Dismissed as moot Dismissed
PA or US Constitution Denied
Privileged Privileged Denied
Docket Entries
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