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BOCC AGENDA ITEM
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| Item Title: | Approve a Resolution Establishing an Amended and Restated Public Records Policy for Nassau County, Florida | | Date: | 10/14/2019 | | Department: | County Attorney's Office |
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| | | | | | | | | Background: | | Article I, Section 24, Florida Constitution, and Chapter 119, Florida Statutes provides that County records shall be made available to the public upon reasonable request. Nassau County advocates a policy of full compliance with the Public Records Law in order to encourage transparency. This amended and restated policy is for all Nassau County officers, employees, and agents in order to ensure full compliance with the Public Records Law and to provide guidance to Nassau County officers, agents, employees and the public on processing of Public Records requests. | | Request: | | Approve a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Nassau County, Florida, establishing an amended and restated Public Records Policy for Nassau County, Florida; providing for findings, providing definitions; providing purpose, scope and applicability; designating the Public Records Custodian and providing for the duties thereof; providing procedures for public records requests; providing for Records Retention and Disposal; providing fees to be charged for public records requests; providing for redaction of personal information; providing for training, compliance, and violations; authorizing the custodian to develop forms; repealing Resolution Nos. 97-144, 2006-108, 2011-64, 2014-016, and 2018-55; and providing an effective date. | | Financial/Economic Impact to Future Years Budgeting Process or Effect on Citizens: | | None | | Action Requested and Recommendation: |
Approve a Resolution Establishing an Amended and Restated Public Records Policy for Nassau County, Florida | | Is this action consistent with the Nassau County Comprehensive Land Use Plan? | | NA | | Funding Source: | | N/A |
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| Additional Information Needed for Contracts/Agreements (If Applicable) | | | Contract Number assigned by Contracts Management: | | N/A | | For non-governmental agencies, has the document been sent to the vendor for signature? | | N/A | | Does the document need to be recorded? If so, who will pay the recordation fee? | | N/A | | Are there any special mailing instructions? (Include contact name, address, deadline for submittal, how to mail such as express mail, FedEx, etc): | | N/A | | How many originals are needed? | | N/A |
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | | Resolution | 10/3/2019 | Backup Material |
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