1. The township hereby designates the Township’s Secretary as its Open Records Officer, who shall be responsible to:
A. Receive, review, and respond to written requests for access to records submitted to the township;
B. As necessary, direct requests to other appropriate individuals in the township or in another agency;
C. Track the township’s progress in responding to requests; and
D. Issue interim and final responses to submitted requests.
2. Upon receiving a request for access to a record, the Open Records Officer shall:
A. Note the date of receipt on the written request;
B. Compute and note on the written request the day on which the five-day period for response will expire;
C. Maintain an electronic or paper copy of the written request, including all documents submitted with the request, until the request has been fulfilled; and
D. If the written request is denied, maintain the written request for 30 days or, if an appeal is filed, until a final determination is issued or the appeal is deemed denied.
(Res. 2015-09, passed 3-9-2015)