(A) The Village of Dalton recognizes its obligations as set forth in R.C. Chapter 149 regarding public records. Should changes to the law occur that conflict with the provisions of this policy, the law will supersede this policy. It is the policy of the village that, as required by Ohio law, records will be organized and maintained so that they are readily available for inspection and copying.
(B) Definitions.
A PUBLIC RECORD is a record that is kept by the village that contains information stored in a fixed medium, such as paper, film, electronic mail, tec., that is created, received or sent under the jurisdiction of the village that documents the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or the activities of the office. Information contained within a record may be exempt from disclosure under state or federal law or because of privilege or confidentiality requirements. Attorney-work product is also not public record.
ACTUAL COST and COMMERCIAL have the same meanings as in R.C. § 149.43.
REDACTION is "obscuring or deleting any information that is exempt from the duty to permit public inspection or copying from an item that
otherwise meets the definition of a record in section 149.011 of the Revised Code."
REQUESTER is a person, group or entity making a public records request.
(Ord. 21-04, passed 3-15-2021)