Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Funding Stream

Whereas public bodies are responsible for responding to requests for access to records pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; And whereas requests are increasing in scope, complexity and frequency, requiring more pages of records to be searched or processed; And whereas small local governments have limited capacity and resources to respond to such access requests: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call on the provincial government to establish a funding stream for small local governments with populations under 5,000, to draw from to help local governments meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.