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County attorney briefs EDA members on FOIA duties and practical exemptions
Summary
Goochland County assistant county attorney Tiffany Heitacker led an in-depth FOIA refresher for Economic Development Authority members covering training cadence, public-record definitions, exemptions, response timelines, email risks and fees for large requests.
Tiffany Heitacker, assistant county attorney for Goochland County, led the EDA through a focused Freedom of Information Act refresher as the first agenda item of the March 18 meeting.
Heitacker told members that FOIA training is required every two years and that a county FOIA officer (Lisa Baskiewicz) maintains training records. She emphasized that public records are broadly defined — documents, email, audio and drafts — and that drafts can be subject to disclosure unless an exemption applies. “All records are presumed open unless an exemption applies,” Heitacker said, adding that officials must be careful when…
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