(a) The Village of Johnstown recognizes the legal and non-legal consequences of failure to properly respond to a public records request.
(b) In addition to the distrust in government that failure to comply may cause, the Village of Johnstown’s failure to comply with a request may result in a court ordering the Village to comply with the law and to pay the requester attorney’s fees and damages.
(Res. 08-01. Passed 2-19-08.)