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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 17:01:04+00:00

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"CITY" The city government of this city.
"CUSTODIAN." The official custodian or any authorized person having personal custody and control of public records of "CUSTODIAN" having personal custody of most of the public records of this city is the City Clerk-Treasurer/Tax Collector.
"OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN." The chief administrative officer or any other officer or employee of a public agency who is responsible for the maintenance, care, and keeping of public records, regardless of whether such records are in his actual personal custody and control. The"OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN" of this city shall be the Mayor.
"PERSON." A human being who makes a bodily appearance before the office of the custodian and makes a request for inspection of public records.
"PUBLIC AGENCY." The city governing body, and any other municipal department, board, commission, committee, subcommittee, ad hoc committee, council, or agency thereof.
"PUBLIC RECORDS." All books, papers, maps, photographs, cards, tapes, discs, diskettes, recordings, or other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics, which are prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public agency. "PUBLIC RECORDS" shall not include any records owned by a private person or corporation that are not related to functions, activities, programs, or operations funded by state or local authority nor any records that have been excluded by § 32.12.
"REASONABLE FEE" or "FEE." The fair payment required by a public agency for making copies of public records which shall not exceed the actual cost thereof and shall not include the cost of staff time required.
§ 32.05 INITIAL REQUEST WITH IMMEDIATE INSPECTION.
(B) If the custodian determines that a person's request is in compliance with the open record law and the requested records are immediately available, the custodian shall deliver the records for the inspection. Suitable facilities shall be made available in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer/Tax Collector for the inspection. No person shall remove original copies of public records form the offices of any public agency without the written permission of the official custodian of the record.
§ 32.06 REFERRAL TO PROPER CUSTODIAN.
§ 32.07 PUBLIC RECORDS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.
§ 32.08 REFUSAL OF UNREASONABLE REQUESTS.
If the application places an unreasonable burden in producing voluminous public records, or if the custodian has reason to believe that repeated requests are intended to disrupt other essential functions of the public agency, the official custodian may refuse to permit inspection of the public records. However, refusal under this section must be sustained by clear and convincing evidence.
§ 32.09 TIME LIMITATION; DENIAL OF INSPECTION.
after the receipt of any request whether to comply with the request and shall notify in writing the person making the request within the three-day period of its decision.
Any agency response denying, in whole or in part, inspection of any record shall include a statement of the specific exception authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explanation of how the exception applies to the record withheld. The response shall be issued by the official custodian or under his authority and shall constitute final agency action.
(B) A copy of the written response denying inspection of a public record shall be forwarded immediately by the city to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Upon the Attorney General's request, the agency will provide additional documentation.
(C) If upon request by the person seeking inspection, the Attorney General reviews the denial and issues a written opinion upholding, in whole or in part, the request for inspections, the agency may institute proceedings within 30 days for injunctive or declaratory relief in the circuit court. In addition, if the Attorney General disallows the request, or if the city continues to withhold the record notwithstanding the Attorney General's opinion, and the person seeking disclosure institutes proceedings in circuit court, the city shall notify the Attorney General of such action.
§ 32.10 CONCEALING OR DESTROYING RECORDS PROHIBITED.
No official of the city shall willfully conceal or destroy any record with the intent to violate the provisions of this chapter or these rules and regulations.
§ 32.11 ACCESS TO RECORDS RELATING TO PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL.
§ 32.12 PUBLIC RECORDS PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE.
public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
confidential; or for the grant or review of a license to do business.
is to be given again.
action of a public agency.
opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended.
by federal law or regulation.

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