For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACT. The Pennsylvania Open Records Law, Act 100 of 2002, as amended by the Act of February 14, 2008, P.L. 6, No. 3, being 65 P.S. §§ 67.101 et seq.
BOROUGH. The Borough of Cressona.
BOROUGH COUNCIL. The Borough Council of the Borough of Cressona.
BUSINESS HOURS. Monday through Friday each week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., prevailing time, expect for lunch from 12:30 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. with the exception of holidays or other days when the borough is not open for business to the public.
FINANCIAL RECORD.
(1) Any account, voucher or contact dealing with the receipt or disbursement of funds by the borough or the borough’s acquisition, use or disposal of services, supplies, materials, equipment or property;
(2) The salary or other payment or expenses paid to an officer or employee of the borough, including the name and the title of the officer or the employee; and
(3) The financial audit report of the borough (however, this term does not include work papers which underlie an audit).
PRIVILEGE. The attorney, work product doctrine, the doctor-patient privilege, the speech and debate privilege or any other privilege recognized by a court interpreting the laws of the Commonwealth.
PUBLIC RECORD. A record, including a financial record, of the borough that is not
(1) Exempt pursuant to § 708 of the Act;
(2) Exempt from being disclosed under any other federal or state law or regulation or judicial order or decree; or
(3) Protected by privilege.
RECORD. Information regardless of physical form or characteristic that documents a transaction or activity of the borough, and that is created, received or retained pursuant to law in connection with the transaction, business or activity, of the aforesaid borough. The term shall include a document, paper, letter, map, book, tape, photograph, film or sound recording, information stored or maintained electronically in a data-processed, or image-processed document.
REQUESTOR. A person that is a legal resident of the United States of America and requests a record pursuant to the Act.
RESPONSE. Access to a record or the borough’s written notice to a requestor granting/denying or partially granting and partially denying access to a record.
(Prior Code, Ch. 1, § 1-1201) (Res. 2-2009, passed 1-19-2009, § 1)