FOIA Request to City Of Belleville Finance Department Regarding City Sales Tax Records on October 31, 2024.
The Metro East Sun, a media organization dedicated to providing comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, has submitted a request under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140. The request was sent in electronic format and asked for specific records from the City Of Belleville Finance Department.
The requested records include a list of businesses that paid sales tax to the city from January 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024. The list should include the business name, business type, and the amount of sales tax paid by each business during this period.
In addition to this information about individual businesses, we also requested the total amount of sales tax that the city collected from January 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024.
As members of the media committed to gathering and reporting news to the public, access to public records is essential for us at Metro East Sun. This information will help us fulfill our professional responsibilities which include holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public. Given our role in disseminating information, we believe we are eligible for a fee waiver as media professionals.
We await a response from the City Of Belleville Finance Department regarding our request.
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