Freedom of Information Act

弗吉尼亚信息自由法案-权利和责任

根据弗吉尼亚信息自由法案,请求者的权利和博彩平台网址大全(WCC)的责任

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), located § 2.2-3700 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia, 保障联邦公民和媒体代表能够查阅公共机构持有的公共记录, public officials, and public employees.

公共记录是任何文字或记录——不管它是否是纸质记录, an electronic file, an audio or video recording, or any other format — that is prepared or owned by, or in the possession of a public body or its officers, employees or agents in the transaction of public business. All public records are presumed to be open, and may only be withheld if a specific, statutory exemption applies.

《博彩平台网址大全》的政策指出,《博彩平台网址大全》的目的是提高所有人对政府活动的认识. In furthering this policy, FOIA requires that the law be interpreted liberally, in favor of access, 任何允许保留公共记录的豁免都必须被狭义地解释.

Your FOIA Rights

  • 你有权查阅或索取公共记录的副本,或两者兼而有之.
  • 您有权要求预先预估所请求记录的任何费用.  公共机构必须以书面通知请求人,公共机构可收取合理的费用,但不得超过查阅资料所产生的实际成本, duplicating, supplying, 或者搜索所请求的记录,并询问请求者是否希望在提供所请求的记录之前请求成本估算.
  • If you believe that your FOIA rights have been violated, 你可以向地区法院或巡回法院提交请愿书,要求遵守《博彩平台网址大全》. 或者,您也可以联系《博彩平台网址大全》理事会,以获得不具约束力的咨询意见.

Making a request for records from Wytheville Community College

  • You may request records by U.S. Mail, fax, e-mail, in person, or over the phone. FOIA does not require that your request be in writing, 你也不需要特别说明你是根据《博彩平台网址大全》要求记录的. 
    • From a practical perspective, 把你的请求写成书面形式,对你和收到你请求的人都有帮助. This allows you to create a record of your request. 它也给了我们一个明确的声明,说明你需要什么样的记录, so that there is no misunderstanding over a verbal request. 但是,如果您选择不以书面形式提出,我们不能拒绝回应您的《博彩平台网址大全》请求.
  • 您的请求必须以“合理的特异性”确定您正在查找的记录.” This is a common-sense standard. It does not refer to or limit the volume or number of records that you are requesting; instead, 它要求你足够具体,以便我们能够识别和定位你正在寻找的记录.
  • Your request must ask for existing records or documents. FOIA gives you a right to inspect or copy records; it does not apply to a situation where you are asking general questions about the work of WCC, 也不要求WCC创建一个不存在的记录.
  • 你可以选择接收任何格式的电子记录 Wytheville Community College in the regular course of business. 
    • For example, if you are requesting records maintained in an Excel database, you may elect to receive those records electronically, via e-mail or on a computer disk, or to receive a printed copy of those records
  • If we have questions about your request, 请配合工作人员的努力,澄清您正在寻找的记录类型, 或者试图就一个大请求的响应达成一个合理的协议. Making a FOIA request is not an adversarial process, 但我们可能需要与您讨论您的请求,以确保我们了解您正在寻找的记录.

To request records from Wytheville Community College, you may direct your request to Malinda Poole Eversole.  Malinda Poole Eversole can be reached at 1000 E Main St., Wytheville, VA 24382; 276-223-4869. Email FOIA requests to:  meversole@wcc.sealedroomhydro.com.  您也可以与Malinda Poole Eversole联系,询问有关从博彩平台网址大全索取记录的问题.  

In addition, 信息自由咨询委员会(Freedom of Information Advisory Council)随时为您解答有关《博彩平台网址大全》如何运作的任何问题. 该委员会是在州政府立法部门设立的,负责就《博彩平台网址大全》的运作和应用发表意见, to publish educational materials, and to provide training about FOIA.  However, 请注意,本局并非档案储存库,亦不代表其他公共机构处理档案申请, nor is the Council an investigative or enforcement agency.  The Council may be contacted by email at foiacouncil@dls.virginia.或致电(804)698-1810或免费电话1 (866)448-4100. 

博彩平台网址大全有责任回应你的要求

  • Wytheville Community College 必须在收到你的要求后五个工作天内作出回应.  “第一天”是指收到您的请求后的第一天.  The five-day period does not include weekends or holidays.  五天期间不包括周末、节假日或其他日子 Wytheville Community College is closed for business.
  • The reason behind your request for public records from Wytheville Community College is irrelevant, 在我们回复您的请求之前,您不必说明您想要这些记录的原因.  Nevertheless, FOIA allows Wytheville Community College to require you to provide your name and legal address. FOIA also allows Wytheville Community College 如果您不是弗吉尼亚州公民或在弗吉尼亚州流通的媒体代表,我们将拒绝您索取公共记录的请求.
  • FOIA requires that Wytheville Community College 在五天内回应你的要求:
  1. 我们将向您提供您所要求的完整记录.
  2. We withhold all the records that you have requested, 因为所有的记录都有特定的法定豁免. 如果所有记录都被扣留,我们必须以书面形式给你答复.  书面文件必须指明被扣留记录的数量和主题并说明《博彩平台网址大全》中允许我们扣留记录的具体条款.
  3. 我们提供了你所要求的一些记录,但保留了其他记录. 如果只有一部分记录可以豁免,我们就不能保留整个记录.  In that instance, 我们可以编辑可能被扣留的记录部分,并必须向您提供记录的其余部分.  Again, we must identify in writing, 扣留部分的数量和主题,并说明《博彩平台网址大全》中允许扣留部分请求记录的具体部分.
  4. 我们以书面通知你所要求的记录找不到或不存在(我们没有你想要的记录). However, if we know that another public body has the requested records, 我们必须在给您的回复中包含其他公共机构的联系信息.
  5. If it is practically impossible for Wytheville Community College to respond to your request within the five-day period, we must state this in writing, explaining the conditions that make the response impossible. 这将使我们有额外七个工作日的时间来回复您的请求, 给我们总共12个工作日来回应您的请求. 在根据§2要求的刑事调查文件的情况下.2-3706.1 of the Code of Virginia, 我们有额外的60个工作日来回应你的要求, 给我们总共65个工作日来回应您的请求.
  • If you make a request for a very large number of records, 我们觉得我们无法在12个工作日内将记录提供给你而不影响我们的其他组织职责, 我们可能会请求法院给我们更多的时间来答复你们的请求.  However, 《博彩平台网址大全》要求我们在向法院申请更多时间之前,尽合理努力与您就制作或记录达成协议.

Costs

  • 公共机构可收取不超过其实际使用成本的合理费用, duplicating, supplying, 或搜索所要求的记录,并应尽一切合理努力以尽可能低的成本提供所要求的记录. No public body shall impose any extraneous, intermediary, 或盈余费用或开支,以收回与建立或维持记录或处理公共机构的一般业务有关的一般成本. 公共机关收取的复制费,不得超过复制的实际成本. Prior to conducting a search for records, 公共机构应书面通知请求人,公共机构可收取不超过其查阅所发生的实际费用的合理费用, duplicating, supplying, 或查找所要求的记录,并询问请求人是否愿意按照第§F款的规定在提供所要求的记录之前要求预估费用 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia.
  • You may have to pay for the records that you request from Wytheville CommunityCollege.  《博彩平台网址大全》允许我们对回应《博彩平台网址大全》请求的实际成本收取费用.  This would include items like staff time spent searching for, reviewing, copying, scanning, and redacting the requested records, copying costs, 或与提供所要求的记录直接相关的任何其他费用.  It cannot include general overhead costs.
  • 如果我们估计它将花费超过200美元来回应你的请求, we may require you to pay a deposit, not to exceed the amount of the estimate, before proceeding with your request.  我们必须对您的请求作出回应的五天不包括从我们要求存款到您作出回应之间的时间.
  • 你可以要求我们预估提供你所要求的记录的费用.  这将使您预先了解任何成本,或使您有机会修改您的请求,以尝试降低估计成本. 我们必须对您的请求作出回应的五天不包括从我们向您发送预估到您作出回应之间的时间.  如果您未在30天内作出回应,则您的请求将被视为撤回.
  • 如果您因之前的《博彩平台网址大全》请求而欠我们的钱超过30天未付, Wytheville Community College 在它回应你的新《博彩平台网址大全》请求之前,可能会要求你支付过期的账单.

Policy Regarding Fees

It is Wytheville Community College’s 对回应《博彩平台网址大全》请求的实际成本收取费用的政策.  We charge for staff time spent searching for, reviewing, copying, scanning, and redacting the requested records, copying costs, 或与提供所要求的记录直接相关的任何其他费用. 

Wytheville Community College 如果未成年学生的父母或法定监护人或年满18岁的学生要求提供学业记录,根据《博彩平台网址大全》(FERPA)必须提供以供查阅的学业记录,学校是否会收取费用, or for the first hour of time to respond to a FOIA request.

复印费用应当根据打印的公共记录进行核算, but not on public records that are provided electronically. 

Public records are provided at the costs specified below:

o          Paper copies from paper original (B&W)                         $.25/page

o           比法律大大小纸副本                                   $ 1.00/page

o          Video, CD, DVD, etc.                                                    Cost of reproduction

o           在全职员工时间(平均每小时率 )                     $ 25.00/hour         

Wytheville Community College 也可按提供资料的媒介的实际费用收费(e).g., CD, DVD, flash drive, etc.) if that medium is requested by the requester, 如果邮寄所需记录的实际费用高于标准大小的统一收费信封的费用,则按实际费用计算. 

Wytheville Community College 我们在估计提供所要求的记录的成本时所产生的任何成本,会否应用于申请人须支付的总成本.

Types of records

所持有的记录类型的一般描述如下 Wytheville Community College

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

Accreditation

Admission and Enrollment

Athletic, including required NJCAA records

College reports and meeting minutes

Capital Project

Contracts

Emergency Operations Plan

Financial

Fundraising

Inventory

Parking/Transportation

Personnel

Procurement

Risk Management

Scholastic

Workers’ Compensation

If you are unsure whether Wytheville Community College 有你需要的记录,请直接联系《博彩平台网址大全》官员.

Commonly used exemptions

《博彩平台网址大全》允许任何公共机构不向公众披露某些记录.  Wytheville Community College 通常会保留记录,但有以下豁免:

  • Personnel records (§ 2.2-3705.1 (1) of the Code of Virginia)
  • Records subject to attorney-client privilege (§ 2.2-3705.1 (2)) or attorney work product (§ 2.2-3705.1 (3))
  • Vendor proprietary information (§ 2.2-3705.1 (6))
  • 在授予合同之前,与合同的谈判和授予有关的记录(§2).2-3705.1 (12))
  • Scholastic records (Va. Code § 2.2-3705.4(1))

Policy regarding the use of exemptions 

Wytheville Community College 会否援引人事及学业成绩豁免条款,以保障雇员及学生的私隐. Wytheville Community College 是否会援引合同谈判豁免条款来保护博彩平台网址大全的议价地位和谈判策略.

 

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