(a) Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 149.43(E)(1), the following shall constitute the public records policy of the City of Avon Lake, Ohio:
(1) Ohio R.C. 149.43(B)(1) requires that, "Upon request and subject to Ohio R.C. 149.43(B)(8), all public records responsive to [a public records] request shall be promptly prepared and made available for inspection to any person at all reasonable times during regular business hours." Ohio R.C. 149.43(B)(1) further requires that, "Subject to Ohio R.C. 149.43(B)(8), upon request, a public office or person responsible for public records shall make copies of the requested public record available at cost and within a reasonable period of time."
(2) For purposes of Ohio R.C. 149.43, the terms "prompt" and "reasonable" shall take into account the volume of records requested, the proximity of the location where the records are stored, the age of such records, the format in which such records are maintained, the necessity for any legal review of the records requested, the number of employees or officials who are primarily responsible for the records requested, and whether such employees or officials are full or part-time and their typical work schedules.
(b) In all other respects, Ohio R.C. 149.43 shall constitute the public records policy of the City of Avon Lake, Ohio.
(Ord. 143-2015. Passed 11-9-15.)