Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Procedure for requesting information and public records subject to FOIA Requests for public records should be directed to the Freedom of Information Act Officer, 3101 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104, foiaofficer@mempark.org. The Freedom of Information Officer is Pamela Cobbs. No fees will be charged for the first 50 pages of black & white letter- or legal-sized copies requested for other than a commercial purpose. After the first 50 pages, the charge will be $.25 per side. Fees for color or oversize copies will be the actual cost of reproduction. Fee for certification of documents will be $1.00 per document plus copy cost. Fee for electronic records on a storage device will be the actual cost to the Park District for discs, diskettes, tapes or other media. Copies may be picked up at 3101 Washington Blvd., Bellwood.

I. Request for Records Describe in detail the public records that you wish to inspect or to have copied or certified. Use a separate sheet if necessary. Indicate whether you wish only to inspect the public records at the Park District Office or to have the public records copied or certified by checking the appropriate box to the right of each record described. I hereby request the right to inspect, or to obtain copies or certified copies of, the following public records of the Park District:
Date / Time
Name
II. Agreement to Pay Fees By submitting this Request Form, you are agreeing to pay to the Park District, in advance of receiving copies of any public records, the copying and certification fees set forth in Section II below. The fees set forth in Section II may be waived or reduced by the FOIA Officer only upon proof that the purpose of your request is primarily to benefit the general public and that you will receive no significant personal or commercial benefit from your request. If you wish to be considered for a waiver or reduction, you must complete and separately sign the statement set forth in Section B of Section II. A. Unless a waiver is requested and approved pursuant to Section B of this Section, I agree to pay the following fees for all public records copied or certified at my request: 1. Copies — letter or legal $.25 per side. 2. Copies — color or oversize - Actual cost of reproduction. 3. Certification - $1.00 per document plus copy cost. 4. Mailing - Actual cost of postage. However, there will be no charge for the first 50 pages of letter or legal size black and white copies for a Requestor, except for Requests for commercial purposes. I further acknowledge and agree that, if the services of an outside vendor are required to copy any public record, I will pay the actual charges that the Park District incurs in connection with such copying services. B. I request a waiver of the fees set forth in Section A of this Section, and, in support of such request, I certify and represent that I will gain no significant personal or commercial benefit from the records requested and that my principal purpose in making this request is to benefit the general public by disseminating information concerning the health, safety, welfare, or legal rights of the general public in the following specific manner: