HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 16-2021ORDINANCE 16-2021
AMENDING CHAPTER 35.01, REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, OF
THE HOPKINSVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE
That Section 35.01 of the Hopkinsville Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows
35.01 REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS.
In compliance with the Kentucky Open Records Act contained in Chapter 61 of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes and to [Te] provide the public with timely access to public records and to provide
assistance and information to the public to inspect public records, the following regulations are hereby
adopted by the city.
(A) Requests to inspect records of the city must be made in writing to the office of the City
Clerk, who is the official custodian of permanent records of the city. Requests will be accepted via
hand -delivery, mail, email, or fax to the address, email address, and/or fax number [listed
with]PFOVided designated in the city's posted rules and regulations as required by KRS 61.876.
Requests submitted directly to any of the city's departments shall be delivered the same day to the City
Clerk for processing.
(B) The City Clerk shall make every effort to be as responsive as possible to the public in
regards to the access of public records. To be responsive, the City Clerk will need the unqualified
cooperation of all city employees in producing records. Failure of any employee to cooperate fully with
the City Clerk shall be viewed as a direct violation of the city's personnel policies and employees shall
be subject to the disciplinary remedies set forth in those policies.
(C) The City Clerk is authorized to establish additional regulations and policies necessary to
carry out the Open Records Act of Kentucky, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) A copy of the city's regulations shall be posted in a prominent location that is accessible to
the public.
SECTION TWO
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid, such infirmities shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
SECTION THREE
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION FOUR
This ordinance shall take effect after its passage and publication according to law.
Ordinance 16-2021
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ORDINANCE 16-2021
AMEND PUBLIC RECORDS
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED FIRST TIME: JUNE 1, 2021
PUBLICLY READ AND PASSED SECOND TIME: JUNE 15 2021
APPROVED:
Wendell �ALyn�ch���
Mayor
ATTEST:
Christine M. Fletcher, MMC
City Clerk
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