True or False: Adding documents online like minutes of council meetings, city code of ordinances, the annual budget, as well as the monthly financial statements and reports increases the amount.
Answer: False
In recent years, many cities and towns have started putting as many public information and documents online as possible. Because of this practice, those municipalities have seen a significant drop in written requests for public documents. Making the documents more easily accessible reduces the staff time needed to respond to routine FOIA requests. The types of documents most often placed online include city code of ordinances, meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, board and committee members, the annual budget, the annual audit, and the monthly financial statements and reports.
The Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government offers in-person and online courses. The next in-person course, "Basic Budgeting and Municipal Finance," will take place March 24 the regional councils of governments area locations.