Public Records Request Response Times
At a glance
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- What: speakers say the city is slow to fulfil public records requests.
- Where it stands: two citizen comments on October 21, 2026; no council response.
Concerns raised
- One speaker said requests have been outstanding for months and cited new Arizona Supreme Court rules setting response periods, warning the city could owe attorney fees.
- A second speaker, referring to attorneys at the Center for Law in the Public Interest, said requests since the pandemic were ignored until demand letters, then produced partial records, and that outside court remedies will be used.
- See also Executive Session Rules Petitions.
Sources
- 2026-10-21 - City Council Formal Meeting
- https://phoenix.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1364183&GUID=13368D14-6D50-43F1-BDD8-74D385F7C5FF
Discussion time
About 2 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - City Council Formal Meeting | 2 |
Log
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2026-10-21 - City Council Formal Meeting - Two speakers criticized response times in citizen comment.
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2026-09-23 - City Council Formal Meeting - Item 63 approved 8-1: revised public records fee schedule (free digital copies for non-commercial requesters, no charge to involved parties) and 10 new permanent positions, part of a 35-person effort to clear the backlog of just under 40,000 requests within a year. Body-worn camera video waits run about 1.7 to 2.4 years.