Pursuant to Section 3(h) of the Illinois Freedom of Information
Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. ("Act"), the Board of Trustees may, by ordinance
or resolution duly adopted, promulgate rules and regulations setting
forth the procedures, instructions, and forms for requesting public
records from the Village under the Act ("FOIA Rules"). All Village
officials and employees shall comply at all times with the Village
FOIA Rules as may be adopted and as may be amended from time to time.
All requests for public records shall be submitted to the Village
in accordance with, and pursuant to, the FOIA Rules.
No person shall receive copies of any requested records except
upon payment of all fees required pursuant to the FOIA Rules.
The charge for certification of a record shall be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, the charges paid for copying the record.
No person shall obtain any records of the Village for a "commercial purpose," as that term is defined in the Act, without disclosing that the records are intended for a commercial purpose. Any person who violates this Section 1-3-5 shall be fined in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution.[1]
