By: Nico Brambila | Colorado Politics
After previously refusing to disclose the cost associated with the investigation into the former superintendent and his wife, the former human resources chief, Cherry Creek School District officials partially released records showing the cost to taxpayers: $65,054.85.
The Denver Gazette obtained “invoice cover sheets” through a June 12 Colorado Open Records Act request seeking — among other things — invoices, billing records or payment records related to the investigation.
Caitlin Holzfaster, the district’s records custodian,denied a similar request on May 15, claiming that descriptions could reveal attorney-client privileged information, legal advice or litigation strategy.
Abbe Smith, a district spokesperson, said the district’s “position remains the same for itemized invoices.”
The district’s final response on June 29 — after invoking a seven-day extension without the legal justification — did not include a written basis for the partial denial nor the legal basis for withholding them, as statute requires.
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