Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council meeting of Tue., Feb. 18, 2025 for the South Whidbey Record.
To provide clearer guidance to city staff and public records requesters, the Langley City Council adopted a new policy last week.
As Deputy Clerk Kristen Abraham later explained in an email, the most significant change affecting requesters is a new deadline that has been set for abandoned requests. If the requester does not respond within 30 days to the city’s response, staff will consider the request abandoned.
“This policy is part of a greater effort to put more details into policies and procedures instead of unnecessarily adding more to our code, which incurs costs every time we need to make a change,” Abraham said.
