Request for Disclosure of Public Records
To request to review or receive copies of public records, please complete the Request for Disclosure of Public Records Form, which can be found on our Forms Page. You may submit this form by mail, fax, e-mail, or in person at Bonney Lake City Hall.

By mail: Attn: City Clerk
        City of Bonney Lake
        P.O. Box 7380 
        Bonney Lake, WA 98391-0944 

By fax: (253) 862-8538

By e-mail: publicdisclosure@ci.bonney-lake.wa.us 

Processing: 
If a disclosure request is received during normal business hours, the City will provide a response by the 5th business day after receipt. If the request is received when City Hall is closed, the 5-business day response period will start on the next occurring business day. Within 5-business days of the receipt by the City of the request for disclosure, the Public Records Officer (City Clerk) or designee shall:
(1) provide the record, or the portion of the record(s) subject to disclosure, after the payment of applicable fees; or 
(2) acknowledge the City’s receipt of the request, accompanied by an estimate of time necessary for further response; or 
(3) deny the request accompanied by an explanation of the basis of denial; or 
(4) request a deposit for the records requested along with an estimate of time necessary to complete the request; or 
(5) ask for clarification of the request for records.

The City will work to expedite a response to your disclosure request. Requests will generally be handled in the order received. However, the City may handle simple requests first based on our best estimate of how to most expeditiously handle the total number of current requests.

Fees: 
Please see BLMC Chapter 3.90 - Miscellaneous Fees for a complete list of applicable fees (revised 2011 per Ordinance 1417).

Black and white/color copies up to and including 11" × 17"	$0.15 per page (including duplex pages) after the first five pages. There is no charge for the first five pages per customer per day. The allowance shall not be cumulative and shall apply only to copies of city records
Scans of documents up to and including 11" x 17"	$0.15 per page; scan to Portable Document File (PDF)
18" × 24" map	$1.50 per page (cannot produce back-to-back pages).
24" × 36" map	$3.00 per page (cannot produce back-to-back pages).
Postage/delivery services and other delivery methods	Actual costs. Advance payment may be required.
Other electronic records	Actual costs for electronic records recorded to physical media (diskettes, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) with a minimum of $1.00 per piece, except for court transactions, which shall be charged at $10.00 per piece.
Color maps made with plotter	View BLMC 3.90.030.

Deposit for Duplication: 
The Public Records Officer may require the requester to deposit a sum equal to 10% of the estimated cost prior to duplication of the records. In the event that a deposit is required, the City will notify the requester of the necessity of the deposit. If the actual duplication and deposit fees are less than the amount deposited by the requester, the City will return the sum in excess of the actual amount to the requester.

Payment of Required Fees: 
Payment of duplication and applicable postage fees shall be made prior to the disclosure of public records. When a deposit is required, the payment of a deposit shall be made prior to the duplication of any records. 

For more information, download the Administrative Policy & Procedure for Disclosure of Public Records:
 ¤  Disclosure of Public Records - Policy & Procedure (663 K)

Please contact department staff with any questions (see contacts below). Thank you for your attention. We look forward to serving you.