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Delta County commissioners trim FOIA fee estimate after lengthy review
Summary
After a multi-hour review and debate, the Delta County Board of Commissioners reduced the estimated public-records fee tied to FOIA appeal 25-18, removing some email groupings from the charge and lowering the total estimate to $755.54; one commissioner voted no and one commissioner recused.
The Delta County Board of Commissioners on March 11 adjusted the county's estimated fee for FOIA appeal 25-18 after extended discussion about how the county calculates labor and email-volume charges for public-record requests.
The vote removed 182 emails from the fee calculation, excluded the digital-collection charge for those grouped emails and resulted in a revised estimated bill of $755.54, county staff told the board. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with one member opposed and one member recused.
Why it matters: The discussion focused on how Delta County applies the Freedom of Information Act when requests return large numbers of emails and attachments, the staff time used to locate and review records, and what the county may permissibly charge requesters. Commissioners said the case raises broader questions about thresholds, public access and administrative burden.
Board members and staff reviewed the county's FOIA worksheet and supporting calculations during the public meeting. Administrator…
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