Committee flags FOIA agenda-posting change requiring project amounts; members caution on practicality

Aug 10, 2026

The committee discussed a new Freedom of Information Act requirement that agendas include actions and the amounts of C funds to be allocated to projects, and members warned posting exact dollar amounts may be impractical when awards are not finalized.

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Committee members reviewed a Freedom of Information Act change requiring agendas to list actions and the amounts of C funds to be allocated to projects. The chair said Jasper County customarily posts meeting notices but does not typically publish precise project funding amounts in advance, and he warned the new requirement could be difficult to implement because specific allocations are often not finalized at the time agendas are posted.

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