Summary
The County Attorney warned that FOIL requests are ballooning in breadth — partly because people use AI to generate sweeping litigation-style requests — crowding out other legal work. State law gives the county little room to limit them, though AI search tools may eventually help.
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Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Staff time spent fulfilling broad records requests instead of other county work.
Requesters get records; the public benefits from transparency.
County legal and finance staff whose other work is delayed by broad requests.
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