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 the
Borough of Walnutport (hereinafter "the Borough"); to preserve the
integrity of the Borough's records; and to minimize the financial
impact to the residents of the Borough 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 Borough 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
Borough. The Borough of Walnutport designates the Borough Secretary
as the Open Records Officer, responsible for assuring compliance with
the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, in accordance with the following
guidelines:
A. The Borough Secretary may designate certain employees to process
public records requests;
B. The Borough Secretary is responsible for minimizing, where possible,
the financial impact to the Borough 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 Borough's reorganization meeting.