Date of Request: Name of Requestor: Requested Record(s): PUBLIC INTEREST THRESHOLD CRITERIA Public Interest Threshold Criteria Evaluation Agencies shall consider the criteria below to determine whether waiving or reducing the costs associated with fulfilling a public records request would serve the public interest by primarily benefiting the general public. Public Interest: 1. Would disclosure of the requested information, directly impact, affect, or serve an YES NO identified interest of the general public? 2. Would the requested information, advance the welfare or well-being of the general YES NO public? 3. Will the requester be able to actually, meaningfully disseminate the requested YES NO information? Private or Commercial Interest: Is the public benefit greater than the individual benefit derived from disclosure? YES NO 4. 5. Is a specifically identified purpose for which the public records are being sought that is wholly unrelated to 1) commercial purposes; or 2) actual or possible use in YES NO connection with administrative, judicial or legal proceedings? Reasonableness: 6. Is the request targeted at a specifically identified matter (meaning, not overly-broad YES NO or -complex)? 7. Can the agency grant a waiver or reduce fees without causing an unreasonable YES NO burden on agency resources? 8. Is the public interest served by disclosure greater than the burden to the agency YES NO (amount of staff time diverted to fulfilling a request and costs of subsidization)? Determination/Decision:
Date of Request: Name of Requestor: Requested Record(s): PUBLIC INTEREST THRESHOLD CRITERIA Public Interest Threshold Criteria Evaluation Agencies shall consider the criteria below to determine whether waiving or reducing the costs associated with fulfilling a public records request would serve the public interest by primarily benefiting the general public. Public Interest: 1. Would disclosure of the requested information, directly impact, affect, or serve an identified interest of the general public? YES NO 2. Would the requested information, advance the welfare or well-being of the general public? YES NO 3. Will the requester be able to actually, meaningfully disseminate the requested information? YES NO Private or Commercial Interest: 4. Is the public benefit greater than the individual benefit derived from disclosure? YES NO 5. Is a specifically identified purpose for which the public records are being sought that is wholly unrelated to 1) commercial purposes; or 2) actual or possible use in connection with administrative, judicial or legal proceedings? YES NO Reasonableness: 6. Is the request targeted at a specifically identified matter (meaning, not overly-broad or -complex)? YES NO 7. Can the agency grant a waiver or reduce fees without causing an unreasonable burden on agency resources? YES NO 8. Is the public interest served by disclosure greater than the burden to the agency (amount of staff time diverted to fulfilling a request and costs of subsidization)? YES NO Determination/Decision:
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