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Council upholds fee for FOIA request seeking city manager/assistant manager texts
Summary
City Council unanimously affirmed the clerk’s decision to require a deposit to cover costs of locating and reviewing text messages between the city manager and assistant city manager. The council found the fee reasonable and denied the fee‑waiver request.
Farmington Hills City Council unanimously upheld the clerk’s fee and deposit request for a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal seeking text messages between the city manager and assistant city manager for Jan. 1–March 31, 2025.
City attorney representative Carlito Young and the clerk’s office advised the council that the request involved the two…
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