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| State's Attorney |
Eric Weis |
Freedom of Infomation Act Posting |
The purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) is to ensure that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government, and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials (5 ILCS 140/1). Pursuant to FOIA, the following information is made available to the general public: |
Background About The
Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office |
| Purpose: |
The State’s Attorney is elected by the residents of Kendall County for a term of four years. The State’s Attorney serves as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for Kendall County.
The State’s Attorney has the exclusive and statutory responsibility of prosecuting violations of the criminal and traffic laws of the State of Illinois as well as ordinances enacted by Kendall County. The State’s Attorney is also the legal advisor to other Kendall County officials, including the County Board, and is responsible for representing and advising Kendall County in civil litigation. |
| OFFICE: |
The contact information for the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office is listed above. The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office currently employs approximately 19 full-time and 3 part-time employees. A block diagram of the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office’s functional subdivisions is attached as Exhibit 1. |
| BUDGET: |
The total amount of the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s operating budget for this fiscal year is $1,286,687. |
| BOARDS: |
There are no boards, commissions, committees, or councils that operate in an advisory capacity relative to the operation of the State’s Attorney’s Office or that exercise control over its policies or procedures, or to which the State’s Attorney’s Office is required to report and be answerable for its operations. |
Procedure For Requesting Information and Public Records From
The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office |
FOIA REQUESTS:
FOIA Form
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Any person may obtain public records for inspection or copying by submitting a completed Public Records Request form (Exhibit 2) or a written request to any of the below designated FOIA Officers for the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office. The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office will respond to all FOIA requests in accordance with the procedures set forth in FOIA and all other applicable federal and state laws. |
| FOIA Officers: |
All FOIA requests to the Kendall County’s State’s Attorney’s Office should be given to one of the following FOIA Officers:
Eric Weis, State’s Attorney
Brian LaBardi, Assistant State’s Attorney
Leslie Johnson, Assistant State’s Attorney
The Office of the State’s Attorney for Kendall County, Illinois
807 W. John Street
Yorkville, Illinois 60560
Telephone: (630) 553-4157
Facsimile: (630) 553-4204
E-mail: foiasa@co.kendall.il.us |
| COPY COSTS: |
Except when a fee is otherwise fixed by statute, the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office will charge the following rates for copies of requested records:
Type of Document |
Fee |
Black and white, letter or legal sized copies |
No charge for the first 50 pages and 15 cents per page thereafter |
Color copies and odd-sized copies |
50 cents per page for the first 500 pages and 45 cents per page thereafter |
Computer disc, tape-cassette, compact disc, and/or any other recording medium |
The actual cost for the computer disc, tape-cassette, compact disc, and/or other recording medium |
A driver’s record abstract |
$1.00 per abstract |
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FOIA Request for Public Records (Exhibit 2)
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