According to its 2002 annual report, the FOI Advisory Council fielded 1,011 inquiries from Dec. 1, 2001, to Nov. 30, 2002. That number includes inquiries made by phone and e-mail, as well as requests for written opinions.
There were 21 requests for written opinions
- citizens 12
- local government 7
- media 2
There were 990 phone and e-mail requests
- local and state government 427
(266 and 161, respectively) - citizens 339
- media 165
- law enforcement 38
- out-of-state 21