§ 32.20 FAILURE TO RESPOND TO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

(A) The village recognizes the legal and non-legal consequences of failure to properly respond to a public records request.

(B) In addition to the distrust in government that failure to comply may cause, the village’s failure to comply with a request may result in a court order for the village to comply with the law, and for the village to pay the requester’s attorney fees, court costs and damages.

(Ord. 2468, passed 4-7-2011)

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