How to deal with a lazy city employee

As far as I know, it applies to all government agencies.

Either way, if the city, county, or whatever doesn't have a darn good reason not to, they must supply whatever information you request.

Pagan

You aren't making sense. If FOIA only applies to federal agencies, then the city county or whatever doesn't have to do a damn thing about your request, unless some other local law compells them to do so.

According to:

"The statute obligates *FEDERAL* agencies to respond to "any request for records" from "any person." 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3). The only limitations in the statute itself are that the request must be one "which (A) reasonably describes such records and (B) is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any), and procedures to be followed . . ."

(Emphasis mine).

As I said before, many states have their own version of this law, but you have to know which state you're in, and what the law actually requires.

--Goedjn