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MACDC Intercounty Drain Procedures Training

MACDC Intercounty Drain Procedures Training. Record Retention and Freedom of Information Act. Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC. February 15, 2017 macdc.us. Summary. macdc.us . Record Retention: Proof of the Drainage Board’s Existence & Authority. macdc.us .

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MACDC Intercounty Drain Procedures Training

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  1. MACDCIntercounty Drain Procedures Training Record Retention and Freedom of Information Act Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC February 15, 2017 macdc.us

  2. Summary macdc.us

  3. Record Retention: Proof of the Drainage Board’s Existence & Authority macdc.us

  4. Record Retention: Appointing a Record Keeper macdc.us

  5. Record Retention • Public Records are maintained so long as they have value • It matters very little what • Form • Location • Allow the General Schedule to guide the drainage board • Utilize a naming convention for scanning macdc.us

  6. Shifting Gears to FOIA Similar focus: public records and transparency macdc.us

  7. Procedures and guidelines, public summaries and fees, oh my! • To charge fees, the drainage board must adopt • Procedures and Guidelines for FOIA requests • Public Summary • Fee Itemization Form macdc.us

  8. Receiving a FOIA Request Receipt by drainage board member = Receipt by drainage board macdc.us

  9. Role of the FOIA Coordinator Response to FOIA Request FOIA COORDINATOR macdc.us

  10. In other words, macdc.us

  11. Form of Request for Records macdc.us

  12. Reviewing a Request/Exemptions macdc.us

  13. Fees and Deposits macdc.us

  14. Responding to a Request – Within 5 days macdc.us

  15. Appeals Timeline Appeal Received Communicate to Requestor macdc.us

  16. It All Flows Together… macdc.us

  17. Questions? Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC 4151 Okemos Road, Okemos, MI 48864 Email: hmills@fsbrlaw.com Tel: (517)381-0100 Website: www.fsbrlaw.com macdc.us

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