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ORDINANCE NO. 3 4 0 5
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending
Chapter 2.74 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to
inspection of public records.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES do hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2754, as amended, and Chapter 2.74 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending Subsection 2.74.030 B.6 PAMC, Responding
to Records Requests, to conform with Substitute Senate Bill 6367 effective June 10, 2010, as
follows:
B. Responding to Records Requests.
6. Five Day Response. For requests for records not within the "over the
counter" category, within five business days of receiving a records request the City shall respond
by: i. Notifying the Requester that the documents are available; or
ii. Providing an internet address and link on the City's web site to
the specific records requested, except that if the Requester notifies the City that he or she cannot
access the records through the internet, then the City must provide copies of the record or allow
the Requester to view copies using a City computer; or
iii. Sending an "Acknowledgment Letter" acknowledging that the
City has received the request and providing a reasonable estimate of the time the City will
require to respond to the request; or
iiiv. Requesting clarification, as outlined in Additional Time for
Response, below; or
iv. Denying the Records Request. In a "Denial Letter," the City
should include an exemption log, as described in Section 19.b, if any responsive exempt records
exist.
Section 2 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the
correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection
numbers and any references thereto.
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Section 3 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to
any person or circumstances, are held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of
the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 4 - Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of an administrative
function, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five days following the
date of its publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 6th day of July, 2010.
ATTEST:
ssa Hurd, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FO
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William E. Bloor, i Attorney
PUBLISHED: July 11 2010
By Summary
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