Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
Any person requesting records of the City of Assumption may make such a request either in person, orally or in writing at the City Clerk’s office located at 229 N. Chestnut St., P.O. Box 106, Assumption, IL 62510. Request should be made to Janet Waller. Another method would be by mailing, faxing or emailing a written request to the City Clerk specifying in particular the records requested to be disclosed and copied. All written requests should be addressed to the FOIA Officer at the address of the Clerk’s office. If you desire that any records be certified, you must indicate that in your request and specify which records must be certified.
The fees for any such records, if the person requesting the records wishes them to be copied, are as follows:
First 50 pages, black and white, letter or legal size copies, no cost.
Additional pages, black and white, letter or legal, actual cost to be $0.15.
Electronic records will be formatted subject to reimbursement for costs of recording medium.
Color copies or copies in a size other than letter or legal shall be reimbursed at actual costs.
Costs of certifying a record will be $1.00.
Records may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge, as determined by the City, if the person requesting the documents states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of the fees is in the public interest. Waiver or reduction of the fees is in the public interest if the principal purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety and welfare or the legal rights of the general public and is not for the principal purpose of personal or commercial benefit.