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Rockingham County OKs drafting of revised public-records fee policy after concerns over large data requests
Summary
The board voted to let the county attorney draft a revised public records policy that would allow 'special service' fees for requests requiring significant IT work or large compilations, following public concerns about charging taxpayers and staff warnings about AI-driven requests.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners voted March 2 to allow the county attorney to draft a revised public‑records policy that could impose special-service charges for complex or high-volume requests.
The motion, moved by Commissioner Richardson and seconded by Commissioner Hall, passed by voice vote after a discussion of whether in-county taxpayers should be charged. County Attorney Clyde Albright told the board that recent requests — including an out-of-state company asking for two years of building-permit data broken down by additions, remodels, roofing and other categories — require substantial information-technology resources and…
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