The Platte Canyon school board voted Aug. 14 to increase the school district’s processing fees for Colorado Open Records Act requests to the state-allowed maximum of $30 an hour for research and retrieval after the first hour.
Discussed briefly as a change to the board’s freedom of information policy, the move stems from what district officials and board members called abuse of the state open records law.
Furthermore, the board appeared to have violated its own bylaws by voting on the proposed policy change on Aug. 14. According to the board’s bylaws, policy changes should not be part of the consent agenda, and policies are required to be discussed at one meeting and voted on at a subsequent meeting.
In response, community members expressed dismay over the policy change and increased fees.
Contact reporter Sal Christ at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 303-350-1035.
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