Commissioners direct county attorney to draft open-records request fee schedule
Wilson County commissioners discussed establishing an open-records fee schedule aligned with the attorney general's suggested rates, debated where fee revenue should be allocated, and a motion was made to authorize the county attorney to draft a code and fee schedule with waiver guidelines.
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Commissioners discussed creating a county code and fee schedule for open-records requests, saying the schedule would follow the attorney general'9s recommended fees while also identifying where any collected fees should be recorded. Staff noted the county'9s current practice is to forward requests to the appropriate office when records are held elsewhere and that some departments lack systems to accept or process payment.
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