Peoria Standard

FOIA Request to City of Peoria Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the City of Peoria Police Department by a representative from the Peoria Standard. The request seeks access to records that provide details about all current employees within the department. Specifically, the request asks for any roster, directory, staffing list, payroll record, or personnel summary that identifies police department employees and includes information such as name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if this information is included in existing public-facing records).

The request emphasizes the need for electronic format delivery and specifies interest in obtaining the most recent versions of multiple rosters if they exist. These may include HR rosters, payroll rosters, sworn-officer rosters, and civilian-staff rosters.

As members of a media organization committed to comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs, we at Peoria Standard underscore the importance of accessing public records. This access is crucial for holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. Additionally, given our role in disseminating information to the public, we have requested a fee waiver as media professionals.

The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.