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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request for Records

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the law that provides access to public records, except for those protected from disclosure under the Act. To request records, please complete the Freedom of Information Act Request form.

Return the form to the City Clerk's Office, 215 W. Main Street, Northville, Michigan, 48167 or fax it to 248-349-9244.

The City has five business days to respond if the request is submitted in person or through the mail and six business days to respond if the request is submitted electronically (not counting the day the request is received). If necessary, the City may issue a ten-day extension, which allows ten additional business days to search for the requested information.

Charges may include the hourly wage, or a portion thereof, of the lowest paid employee capable of performing the search, the costs of copying, including the cost of commercial copies that cannot be made on-site, and retrieval of on-site and off-site records.

If research and copying costs are estimated to exceed $50, a good faith deposit of no more than 50% of the final cost shall be required.