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MO-1299

Document		MO-1299


File #		MA-990273-1


Institution/HIC		Amherstburg Police Services Board


Summary		The appellant made a seven-part request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act ) to the Town of Amherstburg (the Town). As it appeared that the Amherstburg Police Services Board (the Police) had a greater interest in six parts of the request (Parts 1 and 3 to 7), the Town transferred these parts to the Police under section 18(4) of the Act . The Police provided the appellant with a fee estimate of $75.00. This fee estimate was revised during the mediation stage of the appeal because one portion of the request had not been addressed and mathematical errors had been made. The revised fee was $132.00. This fee was comprised of $27.00 for photocopying, $90.00 for search time and $15.00 for preparation time. The appellant appealed the fees assessed for search and preparation time only. Fee waiver and the fee estimate for photocopying are not an issue in this appeal. This office initially sent a Notice of Inquiry to the Police. The representations provided by the Police were then shared with the appellant when a copy of the Notice of Inquiry was sent to her. The appellant also submitted representations. During the Inquiry stage of the appeal, the Police advised the appellant that no records responsive to Part 6 of the request in fact exist. The Police issued a revised decision letter reducing the required search time to one hour (with a fee of $30) and the preparation time to one-half hour (with a fee of $15). As noted above, only these portions of the fee estimate remain at issue in this appeal.


Legislation		MFIPPA 45(1)


Subject Index		preparing a record/compile search charges


Signed by		Donald Hale


Published		May 08, 2000


Type		Order


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