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Council adopts $0.65-per-minute redaction fee for body-camera public-record requests

Soap Lake City Council · October 2, 2024
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Summary

Council adopted an amendment to the public-record request fee schedule adding a $0.65-per-minute fee for body-camera video and audio redaction, effective Oct. 2, 2024; the change was added to the public records policy and approved unanimously.

The council adopted the 'Exhibit B Public Record Request Fee Schedule' with an added fee of $0.65 per minute for body-camera video and/or audio redaction during fulfillment of public-record requests. The motion (Bryson/Gorman) carried unanimously and the minutes state the public-record request policy will be updated effective Oct. 2, 2024.

The minutes do not provide examples of how the fee will be calculated in multi-segment requests or whether administrative or search fees are affected. The change was recorded as an amendment to the fee schedule and will be incorporated into the city's public-records policy.