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Commissioners debate public-records costs as staff outline process and solicitor fees
Summary
Commissioners discussed the time and solicitor fees tied to right-to-know (public records) requests, with a staff presentation on manual processing steps and a commissioner calling solicitor invoices "close to $75,000." The board discussed transparency trade-offs and limits of sunshine laws.
County staff and commissioners spent a focused segment of the meeting reviewing the administrative burden and legal fees associated with right-to-know (public records) requests.
A staff presenter described the county's process for handling requests for December 2024 through December 2025, including solicitor review charges for legal analysis, preparing responses and filings, and the staff time required…
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