The Committee met to discuss access of public information stored on private accounts under the Freedom of Information Act as well as the abuse of Freedom of Information Act requests. Specifically the interim charge: Study issues related to access to public information held outside of the custody or control of the governmental body by current or former officers or employees. Assess whether the Public Information Act's procedures for response to repetitious or redundant public information requests adequately protect small governmental bodies from the financial burdens imposed by such requests.
The report below details these discussions.