GOVERNANCE

GASC recognizes the right of any person, subject to the provisions of the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), to inspect or receive copies of any public record, as defined by law, in accordance with reasonable rules concerning time and place of access per S.C. Code, 1976, as amended: Section 30-4-10, et seq. - South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. In this regard, the following provisions govern such requests: Specifically, the FOIA allows the collection of reasonable fees, not to exceed the actual cost of the search, retrieval, and redaction of records. The fee for the search, retrieval, or redaction of records shall not exceed the prorated hourly salary of the lowest paid employee who, in the reasonable discretion of the custodian of the records, has the necessary skill and training to perform the request.