Olympia Adopts New Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Policy
Names FOIA Officers
by Velma Litwiller
January 23, 2010
Effective January 1, 2010 legislators approved revised provisions regarding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA is a state statute that provides the public the right to access government documents and records. New timelines are now required when responding to the FOIA requests and every public body is now required to have FOIA Officers to assist with those requests.
The Olympia Board of Education approved these FOIA revisions at the January 11 regular Board of Education meeting and have named the following persons FOIA Officers for the Olympia District:
Brad Hutchison - brad.hutchison@olympia.org - (309)379-6011, ext. 1128
Andrew Wise - andrew.wise@olympia.org - (309)379-6011, ext. 1127
Velma Litwiller - velma.litwiller@olympia.org - (309)379-6011, ext. 1128
To request information through the FOIA process, please email your detailed request or complete and mail the attached request form to the attention of one of the FOIA Officers at 903 E. 800 North Rd. - Stanford, Illinois 61774.
