Library Challenges (Iowa City School District)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Iowa Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any complaints, requests, and/or challenges for removal, reclassification, and/or reconsideration of publications including books, magazines, movies, music, and/or other media, along with any associated records, petitions, and/or correspondence since January 1, 2020

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Ben Welsh

Thank you for your response.

I'd appreciate it if you'd consider waiving the fees or keeping them as low as possible. Two other local districts have already provided a response to a similar request for free. Official guidance from the state attorney general's audience says: " Government officials must provide open records for examination and copying at actual cost. Officials should not impose charges for access to open records that exceed the actual cost of providing the service. To keep costs down, officials should assign lower-paid staff as appropriate to retrieve, copy or supervise records."

https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/about-us/sunshine-advisories/charges-under-the-public-records-law-impose-only-actual-costs