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Board denies FOIA fee-waiver appeal after legal review
Summary
Following legal explanation, commissioners voted 6–1 to deny a FOIA appeal seeking waiver of enhanced access fees; County Administrator Dr. Boggs and County Legal Counsel Eric Morris provided the rationale on the record.
The Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners on June 17 denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal submitted by Justin Meyers seeking a waiver of enhanced access fees.
County Administrator Dr. Boggs provided an explanation of the appeal and County Legal Counsel Eric Morris gave an in-depth legal explanation on the record. After discussion, the board voted to deny the request; the roll call vote recorded six yeas and one nay (Commissioner Shepard).
Minutes do not include verbatim arguments from the appellant or a full breakdown of the legal analysis, but they record the county’s denial of the appeal and note that the denial followed counsel’s guidance.
