To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Joshua Freeman, Director of Administration
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RE: Decision on whether to grant or deny an appeal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request denial (25-249)
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Decision on whether to grant or deny an appeal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request denial (25-249)
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DISCUSSION:
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
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CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Jason Aaron Atkins-Lawson, Jr. submitted a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the Genesee County FOIA Specialist asking for several different types of records related to a “SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Program or the SOAR Fund (Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve);” and
WHEREAS, the request for those records was denied on the basis that no records exist; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins-Lawon, Jr. has appealed the denial of his request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, hereby denies Mr. Atkins-Lawson, Jr.’s appeal of his FOIA request denial, upholds the disclosure denial, dismisses the appeal, and directs that Mr. Atkins-Lawson receive written notice of this Board’s determination regarding his appeal.