Title
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND CERTIFIED OHIO SUNSHINE LAWS TRAINING; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: In accordance with the Ohio Public Records Law, Ohio Revised Code Sections 109.43 and 149.43(E)(1), elected government officials or their designees must attend a three-hour public records training program during each term of elective office.
Body
Legislative History
Resolution Nos. 07-123, 08-5, 10-26, 12-60, 14-44, 16-19.
Purpose & Explanation
In accordance with the Ohio Public Records Law, Ohio Revised Code Sections 109.43 and 149.43(E)(1), elected government officials or their designees must attend, in-person or online, a three-hour public records training program during each term of elective office. The training must be developed and certified by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and presented either by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office or an approved entity with which the Attorney General’s Office contracts. Compliance with this training provision is routinely reviewed as part of the City’s annual financial audit.
Mayor Basil and Council members Bigham, DeSaussure, Williams, and Wooldredge have personally attended Sunshine Laws Training in previous terms and have requested that a designee be appointed to fulfill this requirement for their current terms in office. A designee may represent more than one elected official for such training.
Erin Schaad, Operations Manager, is scheduled to attend Sunshine Laws training on September 18, 2018.
Timing Considerations
This Resolution will be effective upon passage.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no charge for training offered by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff recommends approval of this Resolution.
Submitted by,
Jane Howington, City Manager
Elizabeth Slagle, Clerk of Council