[Adopted 12-9-2008 by Res. No. 2008-R-80 (Ch. 1, Part 10, of the 1995
Code of Ordinances)]
A requester of records shall complete an information request
form provided by the Office of Open Records and/or the Township and
shall state the records being requested with sufficient specificity.
The Township hereby designates the Township Manager of the Township
as the Open Records Officer in accordance with the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know
Law, and said Open Records Officer shall receive requests submitted
to the Township under the Right-to-Know Law, direct requests to other
appropriate persons within the Township or to appropriate persons
in another agency, track the Township's progress in responding
to requests and issue interim and final responses.
If a requested record contains both public record information
as well as nonpublic record information, the Township may redact the
nonpublic information from the record.
If the request is denied, the following will be included with
the denial:
A. A description of the record requested;
B. The specific reasons for the denial, including a citation of supporting
legal provisions of the Township;
C. The typed or printed name, title, business address, business telephone
number and signature of the Open Records Officer on whose authority
the denial was issued;
D. The date of the response; and
If the request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may
file an appeal with the Office of Open Records or judicial, legislative
or other appeals officer designated under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know
Law within 15 business days of the mailing date of the Township's
response or deemed denial. The appeal shall proceed in accordance
with the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Act. The appeal shall state the
grounds upon which the requester asserts that the record is a public
record and shall address any grounds stated by the Township for denying
or delaying the request.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Fees for duplication, mailing or other costs associated with
the provision of records shall be assessed as provided in the Right-to-Know
Law, 65 P.S. § 67.1307.
This article shall become effective on January 1, 2009.
[Adopted 10-25-2016 by Res. No. 2016-R-55]
The Board of Supervisors of Warrington Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, intends to follow the schedules and procedures for disposition
of records as set forth in the Municipal Records Manual approved on
December 16, 2008 (and amended on July 23, 2009); and adopts by reference
the Record Retention Policy, specifically incorporating standards
and requirements for record disposition set forth pursuant to the
Municipal Records Manual of December 16, 2008, as amended on July
23, 2009, and as may be amended from time to time.