MO-4646

The township received a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for records related to the appellant. The request also asked for information about the township’s personal information banks and associated indices. The township attempted to clarify the appellant’s access request but was not able to do so, and decided to deny the request on the basis that it was frivolous or vexatious within the meaning of section 4(1)(b) of the Act. The appellant then submitted a substantially similar request, which the township also deemed to be frivolous or vexatious.
In this order, the adjudicator upholds both of the township’s decisions, finding that the requests were made for a purpose other than to obtain access.