Committee forwards revised public‑records policy to board after debate over redaction and commercial requests
Committee members discussed burden of large, multi‑year public records requests, attorney redaction costs, and the lack of statutory distinction between news media and commercial requesters; they voted to forward the edited public‑records policy (50.70/5070) to the board, 3–0.
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The policy committee voted to forward proposed edits to the district's public‑records policy (filed as 50.70/5070) to the full board after a detailed discussion about processing burdens and chargeability of redaction work. The chair said staff reported requests that spanned "up to 3 years of records," and that overlapping or multiple related requests can be time‑consuming and expensive to fulfill.
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