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Council adopts KORA-aligned fee schedule allowing staff time and legal-review costs to be charged
Summary
The City Council adopted a resolution updating Gardner’s fee schedule for Kansas Open Records Act requests to permit charging requesters for staff time after a 15-minute threshold, attorney review costs and retrieval of archived boxes at actual cost.
The Gardner City Council voted to adopt an updated schedule of fees and charges to align with changes in the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) enacted in 2025 (House Bill 2134). The resolution updates how the city may recover costs for fulfilling public-records requests.
City staff explained the revisions during the meeting: the city may now charge…
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