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Lake City council adopts 75% deposit for large public‑records requests after heated debate
Summary
Council members approved Resolution 2025‑108 to require a 75% deposit on public records requests with estimated costs over $1,000. Supporters said it prevents unpaid, time‑consuming work; critics warned it could burden low‑income requesters and urged phased payments and better communication.
The Lake City Council voted Dec. 15 to require a 75% upfront deposit for public‑records requests estimated to cost more than $1,000, a change staff said is intended to prevent the city from completing expensive work only to have final payments go unpaid.
City Clerk Miss Sykes and City Attorney Clay Martin described the change as a response to a single, large request in which staff spent many hours, completed work after receiving a deposit and then the requester did not pay the remaining balance. As Miss Sykes explained, the existing policy had required a 50% deposit; the resolution raises that threshold to 75% for…
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