GOFFSTOWN – The Goffstown Select Board are confident in the Library Director’s decision to provide redacted copies of governmental records responsive to a RSA 91-A request, following the Town attorney’s legal advice.
On Sunday, February 4, 2024 the Goffstown Public Library (GPL) received an RSA 91-A request seeking information to find out if candidates for Library Board of Trustees currently hold library cards with the GPL. Prior to responding to this request, the Library Director coordinated with Goffstown Town Administrator to seek legal advice from the Town’s legal counsel, Drummond Woodsum. The Town attorney advised the library should provide any governmental record it has that would show whether each of the listed people are library members. The Town attorney advised the person’s phone number(s), address, SSN number, or other personal information should not be disclosed and should be redacted before disclosure.
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the Library Director provided redacted copies of governmental records responsive to the RSA 91-A request, following the Town attorney’s legal advice.
The Goffstown Select Board voted 4-0-0 on Monday, March 11, 2024 to waive the Town’s attorney client privilege on the emails from Attorney Matt Serge, Drummond Woodsum, related to the release of these records (emails attached).