Zink v. City of Mesa

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Stephens, J.

Former RCW 42.17.340(3) (1992)1 of the public disclosure act (PDA) provides that the court, in reviewing agency action on public record requests, “shall *333take into account the policy of this chapter that free and open examination of public records is in the public interest, even though such examination may cause inconvenience . . . to public officials.” (Emphasis added.) The central issue in Donna and Jeff Zink’s appeal is whether the sheer number of their public record requests of the city of Mesa (City), and the limited personnel resources of the City to fill those requests,…