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Council updates public-records policy to align with revised Missouri Sunshine Law
5758701 · September 3, 2025
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Summary
The council amended the city code to conform to recent changes in the Missouri Sunshine Law, allowing the city to require estimated-fee payments before beginning work on records requests and to treat unpaid requests as withdrawn after 90 days.
The council adopted Ordinance 25-09-06 on Sept. 2 to amend the city's open-meetings and public-records code in response to revisions to the Missouri Sunshine Law that took effect Aug. 28. City Manager Molly McGovern explained the revised state law permits municipal governments to require payment of…
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