A&A: Agency charging $2k for redacting electronic records
Q: I received a cost breakdown from a California State Agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce what is essentially a list of names. Much of the cost involves redaction. Initially, the cost was presented to me as ”programming costs,” which are allowed for electronic records, but their cost breakdown covers mostly staff time for a massive redaction effort. Are they abiding by the Public Records Act? A: The Public Records