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City FOIA response protocol — January 2026 amendment

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i. Circuit Court, ccourt@nnva.gov, 757-926-8355 ii. Commissioner of the Revenue, foiacor@nnva.gov, 757-926-3843 iii. Commonwealth's Attorney, nn-cwatty@nnva.gov, 757-926-7443 iv. Sheriff, sheriff@nnva.gov, 757-926-8747 v. Treasurer, treasurer@nnva.gov, 757-926-8740 vi. Voter Registrar, lewisvv@nnva.gov, 757-926-8683 V. When a Request Is Received a. After a FOIA request has been received by a Department or 311, the FOIA representative shall forward a copy of the request to the FOIA Coordinator on the date the request is received, and the FOIA Coordinator will ensure that the request is entered into the City’s FOIA management GovQA system. City Departments with employees who have received FOIA training may respond to routine Departmental document requests directly but shall provide the Freedom of Information Coordinator with copies of the response letters for such routine Departmental responses. b. If the FOIA request is made by a member of the media, the Freedom of Information Act Coordinator shall immediately forward a copy of the request to the City Attorney and the assigned Chief Deputy City Attorney, who will notify the Communications Media Manager if press coverage is reasonably anticipated. (NOTE: Does not apply to NNPD) c. If the request involves a City Council member, the Freedom of Information Act Coordinator shall immediately forward a copy of the request to the City Attorney and to the assigned Chief Deputy City Attorney who will notify the Council member(s) and keep them apprised of the status. VI. Procedure to Respond to Requests 4
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