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County moves to clarify FOIA fees and schedule public hearing on administrative fees

6489440 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

Madison County staff proposed redlined FOIA policy updates to clarify how records requests are charged and to add FOIA fees to the administrative fee schedule; the board agreed to advertise a public hearing on administrative fees at the first November meeting (rescheduled to Nov. 12) and to take the updated FOIA policy under consideration.

County staff presented a redlined update to the county's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy to clarify charges for records requests and to add FOIA fees to the administrative fee schedule.

The county FOIA officer said the proposed changes mostly formalize current practice: responses that require minimal staff time would not be charged, while requests requiring…

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