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City clerk reports rising public‑records workload; Laserfiche rollout expected to reduce staff time
Summary
The city clerk presented the JLARC public records report showing rising requests and costs, low fees collected, and plans to implement Laserfiche records management to cut long‑term staff costs and improve public access.
The city clerk reported to the council on Aug. 18 that Battle Ground received substantially more public‑records requests in 2024 than in 2023 and that the complexity of requests has driven staff time and costs upward. The clerk said the city filed its JLARC (Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee) public records report for the second consecutive year and identified records management and redaction as key cost drivers.
The clerk said the city received 982 requests in 2024 (including 14 carried over from 2023), with 746 of those requests seeking police records. She told the council the median closure time was two…
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