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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Katelin,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would contact your library’s or municipality’s attorney. Some of that requested information might be exempted from disclosure per Michigan state law:
<a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(lja1i4a4olzfpgxah5pkwtnw))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-15-243">
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(lja1i4a4olzfpgxah5pkwtnw))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-15-243</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All FOIA requests go through our General Counsel office. Here’s our FOIA policy:
<a href="https://wmich.edu/policies/foia-processing">https://wmich.edu/policies/foia-processing</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mary O’Kelly, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Associate Dean for Education and User Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Western Michigan University – University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mary.okelly@wmich.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">mary.okelly@wmich.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Michigan Academic Library Association Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">East Grand Rapids Library Advisory Commission
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Katelin Smith via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 24, 2022 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] FOIA of Employee Information<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:#FFEB9C">Attention:</span></strong><span style="color:black;background:#FFEB9C"> This email is from outside Western Michigan University. Use caution when opening links and attachments.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello, everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Recently, our library received a FOIA from an organization outside our state requesting information on our union-represented employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">First name;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Middle name;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Last name;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Date of Birth/Birth year;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Work email address;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Job Title;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Worksite address; and,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We understand that by law, we are required to give information. Still, some of it is more personal than others, such as middle name and gender, and several staff whose
data would be included do not feel comfortable sharing it. Have other libraries experienced this, and if so, what did you do? Our director is reaching out to her contacts but she requested that I reach out as well to cast the widest net possible for information
and insight. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Katelin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Katelin Smith (she/her/hers, they/them/theirs)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Adult Services Librarian | Homebound Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">William P. Faust Public Library of Westland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">6123 Central City Parkway | Westland, Michigan 48185<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">734-326-6123 ex. 2824 |
<a href="http://www.westlandlibrary.org">www.westlandlibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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