It is the intent of the City of Harrington that public business
be performed in an open and transparent manner so that citizens can
be informed about the decisions and performance of public officials.
The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe procedures relating to
the inspection and duplication of public records retained by the City
of Harrington pursuant to Title 29, Delaware Code, Chapter 100, known
as the "State of Delaware Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." It is the City's goal in establishing this chapter
to maximize the amount of information available to the public, establish
a reasonable fee structure for providing public records, and streamline
procedures used to disseminate this information. All employees shall
comply with FOIA, and all requests for information shall be processed
in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CITY
The City of Harrington.
EXEMPT
Information determined by the FOIA Coordinator and/or City
Solicitor to constitute a record that shall not be deemed public in
accordance with Title 29 Del. C. § 10002(I).
FOIA COORDINATOR
The person designated by the City Manager to receive and
process FOIA requests.
PUBLIC RECORD
Information of any kind owned, made, used, retained, received,
produced, composed, drafted, or otherwise compiled or collected by
any public body, relating in any way to public business, or in any
way of public interest, or in any way related to public purposes,
regardless of the physical form or characteristic by which such information
is stored, recorded, or reproduced. See Title 29, Del. C. § 10002(I)
for exemptions to Public Records.
REQUESTOR
Any individual, organization, or business that submits a
request for information under the Delaware Freedom of Information
Act.