Public Records Requirement Sample Clauses

Public Records Requirement. The Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State has ruled (with the concurrence of the Attorney General's Office) that certain email correspondence are public documents in accordance with the definition of a "Public Record" as identified in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 4, Section 7, and Chapter 66, Section 10. Whether in electronic (including Social Media) or paper format, certain documents, depending on the substance and content of the record, may or may not be deemed a public document. In almost every instance, communication involving a matter pendingbefore a deliberative body is a public document that must be produced upon request. Consider very carefully what your obligations are under the above noted statues. Repeated instances of failing to save email correspondences on substantive matters placesyou at public risk of violating the Public Records Laws of Massachusetts, subjecting you to being fined by the Attorney General's office. For more information on how to avoid Public Records Law violations as it relates to email communication, please refer to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MunicipalRecords Retention Manual xxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/xxx/.
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Public Records Requirement. CONTRACTOR understands that the public shall have access, at all reasonable times, to documents and information pertaining to the City, subject to the provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 119; and agrees to allow access by the City and the public to all documents subject to disclosure under applicable law. CONTRACTOR’s failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this Section shall result in the immediate termination of this Agreement by the City. XXXXXXXXXX agrees to retain all public records in accordance with the City’s records retention and disposal policies per the State of Florida Administrative Code Rule; 1B-24.003 and Florida Statutes 119.021(2)(a).
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Public Records Requirement. The parties acknowledge that the Cooperative is a Florida independent special district and subject to the Florida Public Records Law. In accordance with Florida Statute §119.0701, the Contractor shall keep and maintain public records required by the Cooperative in performance of services pursuant to this Agreement. Upon request from the Cooperative's Coordinator shall provide the Cooperative with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided pursuant to Florida Statute Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by law. Contractor shall ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the this Agreement and following completion of the this Agreement if the Contractor does not transfer the records to the Cooperative. Contractor shall, upon completion of this Agreement will, transfer, at no cost, to the Cooperative all public records in possession of the Contractor or keep and maintain public records required by the Cooperative to perform services pursuant to this Agreement. If the Contractor transfers all public records to the Cooperative upon completion of this Agreement, then the Contractor shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. lf the Contractor keeps and maintains public records upon completion of this Agreement the Contractor shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. AJl records stored electronically must be provided to the Cooperative upon request from the Cooperative s Coordinator in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of the Cooperative.
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Related to Public Records Requirement

  • PUBLIC RECORDS COMPLIANCE Orange County is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The Contractor agrees to comply with Florida’s Public Records Law. Specifically, the Contractor shall: 1. Keep and maintain public records required by Orange County to perform the service. 2. Upon request from Orange County’s custodian of public records, provide Orange County with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in this chapter or as otherwise provided by law. 3. Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from the public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the contract term and following completion of the contract if the Contractor does not transfer the records to Orange County. 4. Upon completion of the contract, Contractor agrees to transfer at no cost to Orange County all public records in possession of the Contractor or keep and maintain public records required by Orange County to perform the service. If the Contractor transfers all public record to Orange County upon completion of the contract, the Contractor shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. If the Contractor keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the contract, the Contractor shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored electronically must be provided to Orange County, upon request from Orange County’s custodian of public records, in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of Orange County. 5. A Contractor who fails to provide the public records to Orange County within a reasonable time may be subject to penalties under section 119.10, Florida Statutes. 6. IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE CONTRACTOR’S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS AT : Procurement Public Records Liaison

  • Public Records Requests If the Department receives a public records request for materials designated by the Contractor as trade secret or otherwise confidential under Florida or federal law, the Contractor will be responsible for taking the appropriate legal action in response to the request. If the Contractor fails to take appropriate and timely action to protect the materials designated as trade secret or otherwise confidential, the Department will provide the materials to the requester.

  • Public Records Taxpayer acknowledges that GO-Biz is subject to the California Public Records Act (PRA) (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.). This Agreement and materials submitted by Taxpayer to GO-Biz may be subject to a PRA request. In such an event, GO-Biz will notify Taxpayer, as soon as practicable that a PRA request for Taxpayer’s information has been received, but not less than five (5) business days prior to the release of the requested information to allow Taxpayer to seek an injunction. GO-Biz will work in good faith with Taxpayer to protect the information to the extent an exemption is provided by law, including, but not limited to, notes, drafts, proprietary information, financial information, and trade secret information. GO-Biz will also apply the (a) The name of each taxpayer allocated a Credit; (b) The estimated amount of the Investment by each taxpayer; (c) The estimated number of jobs created or retained; (d) The Credit allocated to each taxpayer; and, (e) The portion of the Credit recaptured from each taxpayer, if applicable.

  • 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.

  • Public Records Laws Vendor acknowledges that Citizens is subject to Florida public records laws, including Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, (collectively, “Florida’s Public Records Laws”). Therefore, any information provided to Citizens or maintained by Vendor in connection with this Agreement may be subject to disclosure to third parties.

  • Public Records Law The Contractor shall assist the County in fulfilling all obligations of the County under the Washington Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington). In the event that the Contractor fails to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this section and due in whole or in part to such failure a court of competent jurisdiction imposes a penalty upon the County for violation of the Public Records Act, Contractor shall indemnify the County for that penalty, as well as for all costs and attorney fees incurred by the County in the litigation giving rise to such a penalty. The obligations created by this section shall survive the termination of this contract.

  • Access to Public Records No records of District shall be made available for public inspection or copying by NWRDC, NWESD, or XXXXX without express written authorization of District. Requests pursuant to RCW 42.17 for inspection or copying of public records of District, held or maintained by NWRDC shall be referred to District.

  • Records Reports To maintain records and to prepare and file reports required by law to be filed by the Trustee or required by agreement with the Company;

  • Access to Records; Contractor Financial Records Contractor agrees that District and its authorized representatives are entitled to review all Contractor books, documents, papers, plans, and records, electronic or otherwise (“Records”), directly pertinent to this Contract for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts, and transcripts.

  • California Public Records Act Contractor and County agree and acknowledge that all information and documents related to the award and performance of this Contract are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, California Government Code Section 6250 et seq.

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