凤凰城警局公共记录积压近 4 万件：市议会批准增员与新收费表 力争一年清除积压
亚利桑那州凤凰城市议会批准了一项针对警察公共记录申请积压的治理方案。凤凰城警局公共记录局目前积压近 40,000 件申请，今年预计收到的申请将达近 140,000 件，较 2024 年增长近 30%；目前一份事故报告最长要等六周，视频记录的等待时间更在两年以上。
方案包括新增 10 个常设非宣誓岗位、从内部调配 6 名人员，并雇用 19 名临时人员，目标是在一年内清除积压。
市议会同时批准了新的公共记录收费表，将于 2026 年 11 月 1 日生效，费用上调主要针对商业用途的申请者。市长 Kate Gallego 表示，改革旨在让居民和媒体能更快地拿到依法应公开的记录。
来源：GSM·美国
Phoenix Moves to Clear Police Public Records Backlog of Nearly 40,000 Requests With New Staff and Fees
The Phoenix City Council has approved a plan to attack the police public records backlog. The Phoenix Police Department's Public Records Bureau currently has nearly 40,000 pending requests and expects close to 140,000 requests this year, up nearly 30 percent from 2024; an accident report can now take up to six weeks, and video records more than two years.
The plan adds 10 permanent non-sworn positions, reassigns 6 employees internally and hires 19 temporary staff, with the goal of clearing the backlog within a year.
The council also approved a new public records fee schedule taking effect November 1, 2026, with increases aimed mainly at commercial requesters. Mayor Kate Gallego said the changes are meant to get residents and the media the records they are entitled to more quickly.
Source: GSM·America
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