I've worked for a few municipalities & we were never able to charge for
compiling the requested information. We were allowed to charge only for
the copies. If it were electronic media, whether it be disk, video or
audio tape, we were to charge only for the cost of the media or ask for
a blank in return.

Steve Morgan
C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, Records Manager 
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Information which is not communicated is valueless 
Information which cannot be found is worthless 

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of WALLIS Dwight D
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:42 PM
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Subject: Re: RAINDrop - Inmate Requests Test Public Records Law

Its an odd article, Bruce, in that it seems to state that an agency can
only charge when the request is seen as "burdensome". In my experience,
most public records laws allow agencies to recover costs related to
compiling and copying responses to all public records requests. I would
hate to have a system where public servants have to decide which ones
are "burdensome" before charging, and I don't think that's what
Washington state requires. 

Dwight Wallis, CRM
Records Administrator
Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution and Stores
(FREDS)
1620 S.E. 190th Avenue
Portland, OR 97233
Phone: (503)988-3741
Fax: (503)988-3754
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