The FOIA Officer and the FOIA Specialists are responsible for receiving and responding to requests for public records. The FOIA Officer and FOIA Specialists will determine which Department(s) will supply the records based on the request. The FOIA Officer and FOIA Specialists will communicate with the FOIA Departmental Contacts on the specific request and establish the deadline for a complete response. The FOIA Officer and FOIA Specialists will communicate with the requestor if there are questions about the request, or if the FOIA Departmental Contact has concerns.

A requestor may choose to review records in the Office, or to receive copies of the records. It is the responsibility of the FOIA Officer to review the documents to be released, and mail, fax, email or have them ready and available for review or pick-up within five working days.