[Adopted 12-29-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-10]
The purpose of this policy is to assure compliance with Act
3 of 2008, the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, as amended; to provide access to public records of Lehigh
Township (hereinafter "the Township"); to preserve the integrity of
the Township's records; and to minimize the financial impact
to the residents of the Township regarding the resources utilized
in the receipt and processing of public record requests and the retrieval
and copying of public records.
It is the policy of the Township to require the presence of
a designated employee when public records are examined and inspected
and to charge reasonable fees for duplication of the records of the
Township. The Township designates the Township Secretary, Alice Rehrig,
as the Open Records Officer, responsible for assuring compliance with
the Pennsylvania Right-to- Know Law, in accordance with the following
guidelines:
A. The Township Secretary may designate certain employees to process
public records requests.
B. The Township Secretary is responsible for minimizing, where possible,
the financial impact to the Township regarding the resources utilized
in the receipt and processing of public record requests and the retrieval
and copying of public records.
C. The Open Records Officer shall be appointed on an annual basis by
resolution at the Township's reorganization meeting.