Freedom of Information Requests

Requests of a commercial nature are subject to different regulations which extend the response time permitted by law.  It is the policy of the City of Highland to ensure that all requests are properly and promptly completed.

For General Records, the Freedom of Information General Records Request Form  is provided for your convenience, or you can email the below listed FOIA Officer's.  The General Records Request Form is available on-line and in the office of the City Clerk, which is located at 1115 Broadway, Monday - Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Requests must be made in writing.  Furthermore, requests may be submitted in person, mail, facsimile or electronically. 

If submitting a General Records FOIA Request by mail, the request must be sent to:
City of Highland
Attn: FOIA Officer
1115 Broadway
Highland, IL 62249

For Police Records, the Freedom of Information Police Records Request Form is provided for your convenience, or you can email the below listed Police Department FOIA Officer's. The Police Records Request Form is available on-line and at the Police Department, which is located at 12990 Troxler Avenue, Monday - Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requests must be made in writing. Furthermore, requests may be submitted in person, mail, facsimile or electronically. 

If submitting a Police Records FOIA Request by mail, the request must be sent to:
City of Highland Police Department
Attn: FOIA Officer
12290 Troxler Ave. 
Highland, IL 62249

Please note that for either a General or a Police FOIA request, if the request is submitted electronically, the request must appear in its entirety within the body of the electronic submission. FOIA does not require the public body to open electronically attached files or hyperlinks to view or access details of a request. 

Indicate whether you request only to inspect the public records at the City Hall or whether you also request to have the public records copied or certified by checking the appropriate box, or indicating that in your written request.  

By submitting this Request Form, you are agreeing to pay to the City the copying and certification fees beyond the fifty pages, which are free of charge.   After the first fifty pages, the fee is .15 cents per page.  Additional charges may be imposed for large format, certain electronic media or color copies, if available. 

FOIA Compliance Document