6. Advisory boards and commissions, quasi-governmental entities.

1. The Public Records Law is silent on this point, but court decisions have applied the Law to the following advisory boards, commissions, and quasi-governmental entities, among others:

a. Birmingham Racing Commission: Financial records. Birmingham News Co. v. Birmingham Racing Commission, CV 87-501-622 MC (Cir. Ct. of Jefferson County, Ala., Equity Div., June 16, 1987) ("[T]his court is not willing to so readily accept the proposition that The Commission is not some form of governmental body. Whether it is a state, county, or municipal agency, or some hybrid thereof, the Commission was created by the state and helps serve in a process designed to generate excess revenues for the benefit of the state. . . . As a public corporation of the state, charged with both legislative and judicial functions, The Commission falls within the purview of § 36-12-40.") (Some racing commission records were made confidential by statute after this decision; see Ala. Code §§ 11-65-10(10), -15, -18 (1994).).

b. Health Care Authorities: Sales contracts. Tenn. Valley Printing Co. v. Health Care Auth. of Lauderdale County, 2010 ALA. LEXIS 213 (Ala. Oct. 29, 2010).

c. J.S.U. Reserve Public Relations Corporation: Financial records. Stone v. Consolidated Publishing Co., 404 So. 2d 678, 680 (Ala. 1981) (trial court found corporation to be alter ego for public university; see Consolidated Publishing Co. v. Stone, 6 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2273, 2273-74 (Cir. Ct. of Calhoun County, Ala., Dec. 1, 1980)).

d. Water Works Board of the Town of Parrish: Books and records. Water Works Board of Town of Parrish v. White, 281 Ala. 357, 202 So. 2d 721 (1967).

e. Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Talladega: Records. Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Talladega v. Consolidated Publishing Inc., 892 So. 2d 859 (Ala. 2004).

2. Alabama Attorney General opinions have applied the Public Records Law to the following advisory boards, commissions, and quasi-governmental entities:

a. Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund: Records, including the names and mailing addresses of its members. Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2002-186, 2002 Ala. AG LEXIS 80 (Mar. 27, 2002).

b. Cahaba Heights Fire District: Computer database, minutes, contracts and other records. 227 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 42 (June 3, 1992).

c. City Water Boards: Water board records. 197 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 24 (Nov. 27, 1984). Board member salaries. Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2006-076, 2006 Ala. AG LEXIS 39 (Mar. 27, 2006).

d. East Alabama Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection District: District records. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2007-016, 2007 Ala. AG LEXIS 143 (Dec. 4, 2006).

e. Emergency Management Communications Districts: Records. Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2001-086 (Jan. 26, 2001).

f. Health Care Authorities: Executive salaries. Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2008-004, 2007 Ala. AG LEXIS 118 (Oct. 2, 2007).

g. Randolph County Hospital Board: Board minutes. 217 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 26 (Nov. 16, 1989).

h. Shoals Industrial Development Authority: Names and resumes of applicants for executive director of Authority, 222 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 48 (Mar. 20, 1991); biographical information from consulting firm regarding applicants for executive director of Authority, 223 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 19 (May 17, 1991).

i. State Universities: Athletic coach contracts. Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. No. 2007-067, 2007 Ala. AG LEXIS 40 (Apr. 3, 2007).

j. Wiregrass Mental Health Board Inc.: Employee lists and salary schedules. 171 Op. Att'y Gen. Ala. 14 (Apr. 12, 1978).

A trial court found that an advisory search committee for selection of a state university president that did not narrow the list of candidates and that contained no university board members was not subject to the Public Records Law. Birmingham News Co. v. Bartlett, CV 88-504-403 MC (Cir. Ct. of Jefferson County, Ala., Equity Div., Nov. 15, 1988).