(a) Subject to the approval of the state’s Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices, a special fund known as the “East Cleveland Public Information Fund” is hereby created.
(1) All receipts for services rendered by city employees as Registrar or Deputy Registrars of Vital Statistics pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3705.13, including any balance remaining in the existing special account heretofore created by such fees, shall be paid into such Public Information Fund.
(2) Such Fund shall be used for the purpose of preparing and disseminating information to the public concerning municipal affairs, including, but not limited to, annual and special reports, information for new residents, information on bonds issues or special levies, expenses attendant to public exhibits or tours through municipal buildings or departments, and special circular letters of instructions on municipal matters.
(b) The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall, upon request, supply to any applicant an exact copy of any record of birth, death or stillbirth which such Registrar may have in his or her possession, for a fee of $25 for each such copy.
(Ord. 7760, passed 1-15-1985; Ord. 64-91, passed 7-23-1991; Ord. 215-01, passed 10-3-2001; Ord. 120-03, passed 7-15-2003; Ord. 73-09, passed 10-20-2009)