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Council approves fee changes for commercial FOIA requests; noncommercial requests largely unaffected
Summary
The council adopted Option 2 of a proposed update to FOIA fees, charging for certain electronic data and adding charges for commercial requesters after an initial 8 staff hours; noncommercial and news-media requests are excluded from the new charges under Option 2.
The Bloomington City Council voted on Oct. 13 to amend the city’s schedule of fees for Freedom of Information Act requests, adopting the more conservative option (Option 2) that affects primarily commercial requesters.
City Clerk Leslie Yocom presented data showing heavy FOIA workload: 1,186 FOIA requests completed in the last three months and a year-to-date total of 3,031 requests. Yocom said the city’s average staff cost per request was approximately $85.17 over the last three months and $63.70 year-to-date. Based on current…
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