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Resident says FOIA denied for city's block camera contract; asks council how to appeal
Summary
A Taylor resident said a FOIA request for the city's block camera contract was denied on the ground that no contract exists and asserted the city operates an over-$100,000 camera system managed by a third party; she offered to submit her appeal documents to the clerk.
During the meeting's open business the council heard a public comment from a resident who said the city denied her FOIA request for the contract governing the block camera system. The resident said the system comprises more than 40 cameras across the city and is operated by a third party and that the FOIA response stated no contract exists.
The resident said she had made the request by FOIA and received a denial that indicated she must appeal to the mayor; she offered to provide her appeal paperwork to council staff. The clerk advised the commenter to follow the clerk's FOIA procedure. The resident also said she had asked for license-plate-hit data and was told none existed, which she disputed given camera coverage of her routine commute.
Council did not resolve the FOIA dispute during the meeting; the resident said she would either drop the appeal paperwork at the clerk's office or bring it to the mayor. The comment was recorded during the council's open business segment.
