What Are the Different Steps Involved in Procuring Public Records from the Seattle City Council
All the requests that are made for public documents and that fall in the public domain do not have to enter the public disclosure process. Documents in the public domain include materials such as meeting agendas, memoranda, copies of legislation, and any other documents that have already been circulated.
The Department will provide responses to requests for information electronically whenever possible. This saves money, natural resources, and energy for both the government and the requestor. It is not uncommon for the Council to receive requests for records that are not in the custody of the Legislative Department but rather held by Executive Departments In case of the different misdirected requests, the Council will forward that request directly to the Executive Department public disclosure officer to hold responsive records.
The Council will notify the requestor of the redirection, rather than asking the requestor to take on the task of making a new request:
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