Office of the FOIA Coordinator

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, provides that certain persons can receive copies or make inspections of most public records of public bodies upon written request. The person must sufficiently describe the records he or she seeks. The public body may charge a fee to cover the cost of complying with a person's FOIA request.

The Human Resources Department serves as the FOIA administrator for Shelby Township and processes requests made under FOIA. Labor fees cover the hourly wage and a portion of the benefit cost of the lowest paid employee capable of performing the request. The rate below is the lowest paid employee wage. You will be notified prior to the processing of this request if this wage rate differs. Contracted labor costs are only permitted if Shelby Township does not have an employee capable of performing this work and cannot exceed $60.60 per hour. You will be notified prior to processing this request if contracted labor estimated cost is applicable.

FEE SCHEDULE (effective July 1, 2024)
Copy Paper - $ .03 per sheet
16"x24" Plan Copies - $2.00 per sheet
CD/DVD - $ 0.19 each
Flash drive - Purchase price
Postage - Actual U.S.P.S. Cost
Mileage - Current I.R.S. Reimbursement Rate

LABOR SCHEDULE
This fee is the hourly plus a multiplier of fringe to partially cover the benefit cost of the lowest-paid employee capable of performing the request. The rate below is the lowest paid employee wage. You will be notified prior to the processing of this request of this wage rate is different.

General Requests
Research - $29.03 per hour (20.78 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Duplication - $29.03 per hour (20.78 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Redaction - $29.03 per hour (20.78 wage + fringe benefit cost)

Police Department
Research (records clerk) - $30.33 per hour (21.87 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Research (records mgr.) - $41.33 per hour (30.97 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Duplication (records clerk) - $41.33 per hour (21.87 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Duplication (records mgr.) - $38.34 per hour (30.97 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Redaction (records clerk) - $41.33 per hour (21.87 wage + fringe benefit cost)
Redaction (records mgr.) - $38.34 per hour (30.97 wage + fringe benefit cost)

Contracted labor costs
Are only permitted if Shelby Township does not have an employee capable of performing this work and cannot exceed $60.60 per hour. You will be notified prior to processing this request if the contracted labor estimated cost is applicable.

FORMS AND POLICIES
Printable
Freedom of Information Act Request Form
Freedom of Information Act Request Form - Police

Online
Freedom of Information Act Request Form
Freedom of Information Act Request Form - Police

View of Download: FOIA Fee Schedule
View or Download: Public FOIA Summary
View or Download: Freedom of Information Act Policy 2024