The City of Red Bud provides copies of information or documents in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA Officer for the City of Red Bud, IL is the Administrative Officer. To submit a FOIA request online, please complete the Online FOIA Request Form:
- No fees shall be charged for the first fifty (50) pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies requested.
- Fifteen Cents ($0.15) for one-sided page for each black and white, letter, legal sized or 11" x 17" copy requested.
- One Dollar ($1.00) for each certified copy requested.
- Ten Cents ($0.10) for each audio recording.
It shall be the responsibility of the person making the request to pick up the requested documents from City Hall. If the person making the request asks the City to mail the documents, he or she shall provide the City with his/her correct mailing address so as to efficiently process all requests. Copies of records requested to be mailed will be forwarded United States Certified Mail to the address provided. Pre-payment of Two Dollars ($2.50) per ounce shall be required.
- SB 243 requires that electronic FOIA requests appear entirely within the body of the email or submission, not as an attachment or hyperlink. If a public body receives a request with an attachment or link, it must notify the requester within five business days that the request must be resubmitted correctly.
- If a public body has a reasonable belief that a FOIA request was not submitted by a person, it may require the requester to verify orally or in writing that they are a person. The response deadline is paused until verification is received. If the requester does not verify within 30 days, the public body may deny the request. Public bodies cannot require private or identifying information as part of this verification.