Public Records Request

What is a Public Record?

Per Florida Statute 119.07 -

All documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software or other materials
Regardless of physical form, characteristics, or means of transmission
Made or received in accordance with law or in connection with the official business of an agency

How to Make a Public Records Request

You can make public records request in a variety of ways:

In Person (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, closed holidays):

Oldsmar City Hall
2nd Floor - City Clerk's Office
100 State Street West
Oldsmar, Florida 34677

The City of Oldsmar offers a public records kiosk computer, an instructional aide is provided. It is suggested to bring a USB Drive to download your records to save time.

By Email: Email Records

By Regular Mail:

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
c/o City Clerk's Office
Attn: Kristin Garcia
Oldsmar City Hall
100 State Street West
Oldsmar, Florida 34677

By Telephone: 813-749-1115
By Fax: 813-854-3121

NOTE: A public records request does NOT have to be in writing and may be ANONYMOUS.

Requests and Fulfillment

Public records held by the City of Oldsmar are available upon request for inspection or copying pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, s. 24 of the State Constitution.

Some public records are already provided for the public on the City's website and are immediately available for viewing and downloading. For example, you may obtain copies of the City Budget at This LINK.

Other records are not as readily available and will have to be located, reviewed for information exempt from disclosure, and redacted if necessary. The time to fulfill a public records request will vary depending upon the particular records requested and the volume of the request. Our Records Management Liaison Officer, Kristin Garcia, is committed to fulfilling your request as quickly and efficiently as is reasonably possible.

Common public records requested are listed in the right-hand column of this page.

Costs

Maximum fees for copies of public records are established by law. S.119.07(4), Florida Statutes, provides the general fee provision for copies of public records. Some requests, however, may be subject to a statutorily-authorized special service charge for extensive use of information technology resources or personnel services or both. Service charges are determined by the lowest paid employee capable of performing the public records request task.

Any applicable charges will be invoiced, and the charges must be paid prior to the requested copies being processed.