ADOPTED - MARCH 26, 2002

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE COUNTY OF LAPEER AND THE LAPEER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF COUNTY REVENUE UNDER THE GUISE OF A FOIA REQUEST

RESOLUTION #02-92

WHEREAS, Ingham County recognizes the necessity of statutory fees for the implementation of county services; and

WHEREAS, the County acknowledges the purpose and intent of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the exclusion of certain records where a statutory fee is set; and

WHEREAS, the County also acknowledges the Records Media Act which allows for records to be maintained in various formats.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners supports the County of Lapeer and the Lapeer County Register of Deeds in their efforts to prevent the loss of county revenue under the guise of a FOIA request.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the opinion of the members of this Board that public records which are controlled by statute and include a fee established by the Legislature are not subject to a FOIA request; and that the misapplication of such requests will severely impact county governments as a whole.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners, the Lapeer County Register of Deeds, and the Michigan Association of Counties.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, De Leon, Celentino

Nays: Severino Absent: Lynch Approved 3/19/02

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Hertel, Schafer

  Nays: None Absent: Krause, Minter Approved 3/20/02