Resident tells Mayville committee FOIA request on traffic stop has gone unanswered for 59 days
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Summary
A resident raised a public-records concern about a police FOIA request that exceeded the expected response time; the committee agreed to follow up with the police department.
At the July 28 public safety committee meeting, resident Ash Rosenberg told the committee his written Freedom of Information Act request related to a traffic stop had not received a written response and was 59 days overdue.
Rosenberg, who said he emailed the request with Chief Donner copied, told the committee, “We have not got any response. We followed up at the police department, previously. Got told that they are short staffed currently.” He also asked the city to post visible business hours at the police station for transparency.
Committee members asked Rosenberg to meet with staff after the meeting for follow-up. The meeting record shows the committee acknowledged the matter and indicated staff would look into it; there was no formal vote.
Clarifying detail: Rosenberg said the request concerned a traffic stop within the past year; he offered to follow up with staff at the meeting. The resident also asked for police-station hours to be posted on-site and online.
Next steps: Committee staff will follow up with the police department to determine the status of the FOIA request and report back; no formal committee action or policy change was recorded at the meeting.