KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A union representing Columbia police officers is suing the city after it refused to release some public records and asked for what the union called “exorbitant” fees to fulfill the request.
The Columbia Police Officers Association filed the lawsuit Thursday. It alleges that the city violated Missouri’s open records law and wants a judge to order it to release all the documents the union is seeking and to provide a “reasonable and lawful” estimate of the costs of producing the documents.