[Adopted 12-16-2008 by Ord. No. 727]
The Borough recognizes the importance of public
records as the record of the Borough's actions and the repository
of information about this Borough. The public has the right to access
and procure copies of public records, with certain exceptions, subject
to law, Borough policy and administrative regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated: (65 P.S. § 67.102):
FINANCIAL RECORD
Any account, voucher or contract dealing with the receipt
or disbursement of funds or acquisition, use or disposal of services,
supplies, materials, equipment or property; or the salary or other
payments or expenses paid to an officer or employee, including the
individual's name and title; and a financial audit report, excluding
the audit's underlying work papers.
PUBLIC RECORD
A record, including a financial record, that is not protected
by a defined privilege or is not exempt from being disclosed under
one of the exemptions in Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law or under
other federal or state law or regulation, or judicial decree or order.
RECORD
Information, regardless of physical form or characteristics,
that documents a Borough transaction or activity and is created, received
or retained pursuant to law or in connection with a Borough transaction,
business or activity, including: a document; paper; letter; map; book;
tape; photograph; film or sound recording; information stored or maintained
electronically; and a data-processed or image-processed document.
REQUESTER
A legal resident of the United States, or an agency, who
requests access to a record.
RESPONSE
The Borough's notice informing a requester of a granting
of access to a record or the Borough's written notice to a requester
granting, denying, or partially granting and partially denying access
to a requested record.
The Borough shall make the Borough's public
records available for access and duplication to a requester, in accordance
with law, Borough policy and administrative regulations. (65 P.S.
§§ 67.302, 67.305, 67.504 and 67.701).
The listed exemptions do not apply to financial records, except that the Open Records Officer shall redact the portions of a financial record protected under the exemptions in §
42-8B(1),
(2),
(3),
(4),
(5),
(6),
(16) or
(17).
The listed exemptions do not apply to aggregated data maintained or received by the Borough, except for data protected under the exemptions in §
42-8B(1),
(2),
(3),
(4) or
(5).
The Open Records Officer will not disclose the
identity of an individual performing an undercover or covert law enforcement
activity.