Over recent years, local government agencies throughout the state of Florida have faced a number of emerging challenges with regard to the receipt and fulfillment of public records requests. In several instances, excessive volume and mishandled requests have resulted in significant workflow disruptions and costly legal proceedings for local governments as well as their contracted service providers. In order to address these concerns, researchers from the University of South Florida’s School of Public Affairs recently conducted a survey of local government agencies in cooperation with FCCMA. The results of this survey are included in the accompanying report, entitled “Managing Public Records Compliance: A 2015 Survey of FCCMA Member Agencies”. The report summarizes results of the recent survey and provides brief recommendations for improving public management in the area of public records compliance.
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