A. The purpose of this policy is to assure compliance with the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq., as amended, to provide prompt and efficient access to public records of the City of Reading, to preserve the integrity of records, to minimize the financial impact to the residents of the City of Reading regarding the resources utilized in the receipt and processing of public record requests and the retrieval and copying of public records, and to protect the privacy rights of individuals who submit sensitive information to the City that is considered nonpublic, confidential, or privileged under the Right-to-Know Law.
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B. It is the policy of the City of Reading to require the presence of a designated employee when public records are examined and inspected and to charge reasonable fees for duplication of public records of the City of Reading. The City of Reading designates the Law Department as responsible for assuring compliance with the Pennsylvania Right-to- Know Law, in accordance with the following guidelines.
1. Editor's Note: Amended during codification (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Part 2).