The exemptions from disclosure allowed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) are hereby adopted by County Council for records under its dominion and control. County records which are not privileged, or exempt from disclosure under the FOIA, or exempt as private, personnel or medical information, shall be available for inspection and copying pursuant to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. Except for incidental copies which may be provided for no cost, all copying shall be at the expense of the person requesting the copies, and will be charged at the rate set by the county from time to time. If any person refuses to pay any charges for copies after having requested the same, no further copies will be made on county equipment for that person until the account is settled. If any request is likely to involve more than 100 copies, or if a lengthy search is likely to be required, a good-faith deposit may be required before copying or researching is commenced. County employees will not interrupt their normal duties to attend to copying or records-searching requests pursuant to the FOIA, and the full amount of time allowed by the FOIA may be taken in responding to such a request. All FOIA requests for copies must be in writing. Information is limited to the information at hand, that is, analysis of data or compilation of data by county employees is not required to be furnished, but the raw data may be made available for the requesting party to analyze as he or she see fit.
(Ord. 05-06-01, passed 5-2-2001 Am. Ord. 10-42-05, passed 10-19-2005)