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The Freedom of Information Act is the Illinois statute that allows public access to records of a public body. All records in custody and possession of Morgan County Health Department are presumed to be open to inspection and copying with limited exceptions. Types of records include but are not limited to: inspection records, statistical information and data, vital record data and preventative health and communicable disease statistics.
The Freedom of Information Act is the Illinois statute that allows public access to records of a public body. All records in custody and possession of Morgan County Health Department are presumed to be open to inspection and copying with limited exceptions. Types of records include but are not limited to: inspection records, statistical information and data, vital record data and preventative health and communicable disease statistics.
Freedom of Information officer information
Freedom of Information officer information
Dale Bainter, Administrator
Address: 425 E. State St. Jacksonville, IL 62650
Phone: 217.245.5111
Fax: 217.243.4773
Email: morganhd@morganhd.com
how do i file a freedom of information act request?
how do i file a freedom of information act request?
Freedom of Information Act requests must be made in writing and submitted to the Department’s Freedom of Information Officer and include the following information:
Your name (Preferred, but not required)
Organization, if applicable
Mailing address (Required if seeking paper copies)
A phone number where you can be contacted for questions
E-mail address (Required if seeking electronic copies of records)
A clear description of the records you are requesting (Required)
A declaration that a request is for a commercial purpose if that is your intent (Required) (Section 3.1(c) of the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140/3.1(c)] makes it a violation to “knowingly obtain a public record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose.”)
Where do I send a Freedom of Information Act request?
Where do I send a Freedom of Information Act request?
A Freedom of Information Act request may be submitted to the Department’s Freedom of Information Officer:
Electronically
Email requests may be sent to:
Please include Freedom of Information Act or FOIA in the subject line
FAX
Fax your request to:
Freedom of Information Officer
217-243-4773
Mail
Mail your request to:
Morgan County Health Department
Freedom of Information Officer
425 E State St.
Jacksonville, IL 62650
what does it cost?
what does it cost?
Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act, the Morgan County Health Department reserves the right to charge a fee for request responses exceeding 50 pages. The fee is 15 cents per page starting at page 51. Fees in excess of 15 cents per page may be charged if the requested records are subject to statutory provisions permitting the Department to charge a fee for copies.
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