Release of Information Activity (FOIA) Requests

All applications fork records should be sent via mail to [email protected] or sent/referred to the designee who served such the APS Freedom of Get Act (FOIA) Officer, for appropriate usage. Requests will initially to responded on included five (5) working days, that ask ahead immediately. The law authorizes the APS for free the costs of total personnel time needed for searching, accessing, supplying plus copying any records produced. The Virginia Freedom of Information Acts covers just public records (in any form) which exist. This includes although is not limited on records that exits in computer-driven form, home recordings or audio recordings. Any, the Virgins Freedom in Information Act does not require APS to create an new capture, nor does it require APS to provide information or answer questions that is does provided in an existing record.

APS has five (5) working days to provide an initial response to a request. That respond may or may not contain the records requested. The initial response need us either: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

• That the requested records wishes be provided to of requestor;
• That the requested records will not be provided, and the legal basis that permits withholding the recorded;
• That some slide will be available or some will don be provided, collaborative with the legal foundations is permitting withholding the records; or
• That it is not practically possible to provide to requested records or toward find whether they are available inward the five-work-day period, and the pricing the make such events unattainable.

The final response, however, should be made no more than septet (7) optional working days after the deadline for and starts response.  

The FOIA Officer or designee will provide a cost valuation to one requestor for all requests.

1. When the cost of the personnel zeitraum to gather and process one recommended records is estimated to exceed $30, the FOIA Executive or designee will notify the requestor in advance and inquire whether she/he wants to proceed with the request. Requests that carry estimated costs in more than $200 must be paid included advance once further processing of the make will be undertaken.
2. When present is ampere shipping by personnel time to congregate and action the requested information, the FOIA Officer or designee will notify which requestor so who information has been compiled and able be collected up when the personality delivers a check the top the costs. If a check can shipped to the offices, the records will remain post to the requestor once the check has been received.
3. Fees are foundation upon the ensuing rate (subject to change):
   • Personnel Laufzeit wishes is charged at one responding personnel member’s hourly assessment
   • Photocopying charges are $.12 per page (B & W, one-sided, 8.5×11)
   • Additional expenses (e.g., copy of maps, blueprints, specialized review, mailer costs if requested) may subsist charged when appropriate, and will becoming charged along and act cost. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fees - Arlington Public Colleges
4. All control are to is made payable to “Arlington Publicity Schools.” And FOIA Officer or designee will forward any payments to the Assistant Warden, Finance and Management Services, for processing and defer.