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Open Records reasonable search fee

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Phillip Morton
Mon, Oct 11, 2021 9:14 PM

Small municipality is getting slammed by open records requests by an
aggrieved local that is simply trying to make the city's staff miserable.
Most recently she has requested "Any and all code
enforcement activities/permits/violations/inspections/records
for....[insert address]" and "All maintenance, work order, installation,
replacement records associated with locations, businesses, structures,
private parties, municipal officials, et al." Those are two requests from *one
*submitted form.

The municipality does not have a search/research fee which is authorized by
51 O.S. 24A.5, and I think it absolutely needs it. So I was wondering what
other municipalities have charged as a "reasonable fee" or how it has been
calculated?

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Ada, OK 74820
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Small municipality is getting slammed by open records requests by an aggrieved local that is simply trying to make the city's staff miserable. Most recently she has requested "Any and all code enforcement activities/permits/violations/inspections/records for....[insert address]" and "All maintenance, work order, installation, replacement records associated with locations, businesses, structures, private parties, municipal officials, et al." Those are two requests from *one *submitted form. The municipality does not have a search/research fee which is authorized by 51 O.S. 24A.5, and I think it absolutely needs it. So I was wondering what other municipalities have charged as a "reasonable fee" or how it has been calculated? Phillip N. Morton, J.D. P.O. Box 1886 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580-759-0049 Fax: 580-759-2177 Email: MortonLawOffice@gmail.com CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION: This electronic mail transmission, as well as any attachments, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED by law. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us by replying to this email or by calling *580-759-0049*.