[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Washington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-5-2009 by Res.
No. 2009-04]
A Local Government Records Committee was created by Act 428
of 1968[1] and empowered thereby to make rules and regulations for
records disposition.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 1385.
The Municipal Records Manual was approved by said Committee
on December 16, 2008.
The Township of Washington desires to dispose of records according
to statutory requirements.
Be it resolved by Supervisors of the Township of Washington
of Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, that it intends to
follow the schedules and procedures for disposition of records as
set forth in the Municipal Records Manual approved on December 16,
2008.
[Adopted 4-10-2018 by Res. No. 2018-1]
Washington Township (hereinafter designated as "Township") hereby
designates the Secretary of the Township as the Township Open Records
Officer. The Open Records Officer may be reached at 2933 Airport Road,
Falls Creek, PA 15840, (814) 371-2073. The Township hereby designates
the Chairperson of the Board of Directors as the Township's alternate
Open Records Officer. The alternate Open Records Officer may be reached
at the same address and phone number listed above.
All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection,
retrieval and duplication at the Township Municipal Building during
established business hours with the exception of weekends and holidays.
Requests shall be made in writing to the Township's Open
Records Officer on a form provided by the Township. Requests submitted
on the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records' Standard Right-to-Know
Request form will also be accepted.
Paper copies shall be up to $0.25 per page per side. The certification
of a record is $5 per record. Specialized documents, including, but
not limited to, blueprints, color copies, and nonstandard sized documents
shall be charged the actual cost of production. If mailing is requested,
the cost of postage will be charged. All fees must be paid before
documents will be released. Prepayment is required if the total fees
are estimated to exceed $100.
The Open Records Officer shall make a good-faith effort to provide
the requested public record(s) as promptly as possible. The Open Records
Officer shall cooperate with those requesting records to review and/or
duplicate original documents while taking reasonable measures to protect
original documents from the possibility of theft, damage and/or modification.
A.
If a written request is denied, the requester has the right to file
an appeal in writing to Executive Director, Office of Open Records,
Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North St., Plaza Level, Harrisburg,
PA 17120.
B.
Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney
of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Appeals must be filed within 15 business days of the mailing
date of the Township's response. Please note that a copy of the
requester's original right-to-know request and the Township's
denial letter must be included when filing an appeal. The law requires
an appeal to include reasons why the record is a public record and
to address the reasons for denial that the Township stated in its
denial letter.
