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Mount Pleasant council adopts limits on frequent public‑information requests
Summary
The Mount Pleasant City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 2025‑24 to allow recovery of administrative personnel time and limit "frequent requesters" when a single requester’s personnel time exceeds 36 hours per fiscal year or 15 hours per calendar month.
The Mount Pleasant City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt ordinance 2025‑24, which allows the city to recover administrative personnel time for frequent public‑information requests and sets minimum thresholds before cost recovery applies.
City Attorney Hailey said the ordinance is aimed at requesters whose cumulative requests impose substantial staff time. "It only really impacts when you have somebody who is making requests of the degree that set forth where you have a requester that is submitting a request that costs more than 36 hours…
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