Kansas Open Records Act and Sedgwick County
The Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215, et seq.) provides that "each governing body of a public agency in Kansas shall designate a local freedom of information officer,"
Sedgwick County has designated its Freedom of Information Officer to simplify the process of accessing records kept by Sedgwick County.
Doug King
Records Manager
510 N. Main, Suite 600
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-9840
E-Mail: kora-fio@sedgwick.gov
Records Available through the Freedom of Information Act include:
- Ordinances
- Resolutions
- Minutes from open meetings
- Salaries of public officials
- Budgets
Records that are exceptions to the Freedom of Information Act include:
- Personnel records
- Medical treatment records
- Records protected by the client-attorney privilege
- Records containing information gathered in the Census
- Notes and preliminary drafts
- Criminal investigation records
- Other specific records
Please note that Sedgwick County does charge a fee to assemble the requested information. This covers the cost of staff time as well as the cost of copying or reproducing the record.