Board Resolution 2015-08-12(e)

Meeting room

Topic: FOIA
Subtopic: Implementation and Procedures
Date: 8/28/2015
Status: Active

WHEREAS, the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires establishment of procedures for access by the public to records of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, as fiduciaries of a governmental pension fund, believe that the Fund’s records should be available at reasonable times for public inspection, to the extent that disclosure does not violate individual privacy; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has previously adopted Resolution 2010-11-13, which establishes procedures for the implementation of FOIA by IMRF; and

WHEREAS, it is appropriate that Resolution 2010-11-13 be rescinded and replaced by the following procedures.

THEREFORE, it is hereby RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees adopts the following procedures to implement the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and to govern disclosure of the records of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund:

1. Records Subject to Public Inspection

All IMRF records shall be subject to public inspection except:

2. Persons Entitled to Inspect Records

All persons shall be entitled to inspect IMRF records.

3. Hours of Inspection

Records shall be available for inspection at the Fund’s offices between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on days when the Fund is open for business.

4. Employee to Whom Requests Should be Directed

Legislative Liaison/Freedom of Information Officer
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
2211 York Road Suite 500
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

5. Inspection and Disclosure Procedures

6. Fees

7. Denial Procedures

8. Appeal Procedures

Appeal from denials of requests for records under FOIA may be appealed to the Circuit Court of DuPage County.