Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information Commission

In Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information Commission, 47 Conn. App. 466, 469-71, 704 A.2d 827 (1998) the plaintiff provided services to victims of domestic violence pursuant to General Statutes 46b-38c (f), which directs local family violence units to enter into contracts with private victim service providers such as the plaintiff in that case. Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information Commission, supra, 47 Conn. App. 471-72. The court concluded that although the provision of services to victims of domestic violence was a governmental function, the plaintiff did so according to contract. Id., 474-75. "Performing a government service pursuant to contract does not make an entity a public agency subject to the act. . . . The key to determining whether an entity is a government agency or merely a contractor with the government is whether the government is really involved in the core of the program." Id.