13-15 Amend Chp. 143 City Records Commission

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Placed on first reading and referred to the Rules and Ordinances Committee 3/2/15, second reading 3/16/15. Please substitute for the original. ORDINANCE NO. 13 -15 BY: Anderson, Juris, Madigan, Mars, Nowlin, O'Leary,. AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 143, City Records Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, in order to update the code regulating the composition and duties of this commission. WHEREAS, the City Records Commission was created to promote open records and fulfill the City's obligations under state public records law; and WHEREAS, Chapter 143 of the Code stands to be updated to bring the composi- tion and duties of the City Records Commission in line with state law, which has been updated throughout the years and most recently in 2011; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power of local self - government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Chapter 143, City Records Commission, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: CHAPTER 143 CITY RECORDS COMP 143.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND There is hereby established a City Records Commission to be com- posed of the Mayor, one member of Council appointed by the Presi- dent, the senior Judge of the Municipal Court, the Director of Law and the Finance Director. 143.02 FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION. The functions of the City Records Commission shall be to review all applications for records disposal or transfer and all schedules of record retention and destruction and all records disposal lists submitted by any office, court, commission, board, department or agency of the City. Such records may be disposed of by order of the Commission pursuant to the procedure hereinafter outlined.