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Information Request:  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The information you are seeking may likely already be accessible on this website and may not require you to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Please navigate this website using the navigation bar or search function on the homepage. If the records you are seeking are not located on the website, you may submit a FOIA request. Please carefully read the information below.  Illinois law requires public bodies to comply with or deny a FOIA request within five business days unless the time for response is extended for an additional five business days, as allowed under the law.  A request for records to be used for a commercial purpose requires a public body to respond within 21 business days.

 

METHODS TO REQUEST INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RECORDS:

Please complete the FOIA request form on the website or available at City Hall and mail, fax, email, or hand-deliver to City Hall.  Please be specific in the nature of your request in order for FOIA Officers to process your request more efficiently.  Illinois law does not require you to submit the FOIA Request Form, but the request should be in writing.

*Electronic records can be requested and will be provided, as allowed under the law.

COPY FEES: (Some fees are regulated by state statutes)

  • First 50 pages are free (black & white, letter or legal size)
  • 15 cents per page thereafter (black & white, letter or legal size)
  • Actual costs of copying for color copies

FOIA OFFICERS:

  • Janis Tures (Administration and Public Works)
  • Robert Smith (Police Department)

HOURS TO INSPECT/REVIEW RECORDS:

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday – Friday

ACCESS TO RECORDS:

FOIA Requests are accepted via e-mail, facsimile, personal delivery, or U.S. mail.

 

RECORDS AVAILABLE UPON IMMEDIATE REQUEST:

The information available for immediate request can be viewed on our website in addition to the summary below. The following is available upon immediate request at City Hall:

  • Organizational Chart
  • Brief description: The City of Genoa’s purpose is “..the peace, order and good governance” of the municipal district as defined in the Local Government Act of 1989. The City of Genoa operates under the Mayor/Aldermanic form of government with an elected Mayor and eight Alderman. The City provides a wide range of services including police protection, water supply, sanitary sewer collection and treatment, stormwater collection, public works operations, road maintenance, building and inspection services, development planning, and general administrative services.
  • Operating budget total amount, budgets available here
  • Elected (City Council) and Appointed Officials (Boards and Commissions)

 

RECORDS ON FILE:

The City keeps a wide range of documents on file including but not limited to: building permits, budget reports, budgets, audits, meeting agendas and minutes, and planning and zoning documents.

 

CONTACT:

 

Phone: (815) 784-2327 / Fax: (815) 784-2988

Email: jtures@genoa-il.com

 

CITY HALL OFFICE HOURS:

 

8:30AM to 5:00PM Monday – Friday (Closed for lunch from 12:00-1:00)

 

LOCATION:

 

City of Genoa City Hall

333 E First Street

Genoa, IL  60135

 

MAILING ADDRESS:

 

City of Genoa

333 E First Street

Genoa, IL  60135

 

EMPLOYEES:

 

Alyssa Seguss – City Administrator

Robert Smith – Police Chief

Janice Melton-Sheppard – Public Works Director

Janis Tures – Finance Director

 

19 Full-Time Employees

23 Part-Time and Seasonal Employees

 

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