PUBLIC RECORDS ACT This Agreement and all public records associated with this Agreement shall be available from the COUNTY for inspection and copying by the public where required by the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW (the “Act”). To the extent that public records then in the custody of the ORGANIZATION are needed for the COUNTY to respond to a request under the Act, as determined by the COUNTY, the ORGANIZATION agrees to make them promptly available to the COUNTY. If the ORGANIZATION considers any portion of any record provided to the COUNTY under this Agreement, whether in electronic or hard copy form, to be protected from disclosure under law, the ORGANIZATION shall clearly identify any specific information that it claims to be confidential or proprietary. If the COUNTY receives a request under the Act to inspect or copy the information so identified by the ORGANIZATION and the COUNTY determines that release of the information is required by the Act or otherwise appropriate, the COUNTY’s sole obligations shall be to notify the ORGANIZATION (a) of the request and (b) of the date that such information will be released to the requester unless the ORGANIZATION obtains a court order to enjoin that disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56.540. If the ORGANIZATION fails to timely obtain a court order enjoining disclosure, the COUNTY will release the requested information on the date specified. The COUNTY has, and by this section assumes, no obligation on behalf of the ORGANIZATION to claim any exemption from disclosure under the Act. The COUNTY shall not be liable to the ORGANIZATION for releasing records not clearly identified by the ORGANIZATION as confidential or proprietary. The COUNTY shall not be liable to the ORGANIZATION for any records that the COUNTY releases in compliance with this section or in compliance with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. ORGANIZATION agrees to indemnify and, to the greatest extent legally possible, to hold harmless the COUNTY in any action by a third party due to the negligence, recklessness or intentional actions by the ORGANIZATION relating to is performance of this contract. This includes any lawsuit filed by a third party for the COUNTY’s allegedly improper release of confidential or proprietary information pursuant to a public records request.
Reports and Records The Custodian shall:
RECORDS AND INFORMATION 14.1 A Sector Association and an Operator must retain records of all information required to be supplied to the Administrator under these Rules.
RECORDS, INFORMATION AND REPORTS Contractor shall maintain full and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement. To the extent permitted by law, County shall have free access at all proper times or until the expiration of four (4) years after the furnishing of services to such records, and the right to examine and audit the same and to make transcripts therefrom, and to inspect all data, documents, proceedings, and activities pertaining to this Agreement. To the extent permitted by law, Contractor shall furnish County such periodic reports as County may request pertaining to the work or services undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. The costs and obligations incurred or to be incurred in connection therewith shall be borne by the Contractor.
