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BURTON C. BISS
ATTORNEY AT l.AW
CENTRAL BUILDING
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CITY UF SEWARD, ALASKA
uRDlNANCE Nu. 305
AN GRDINANCE H.ElATING TO THE KEEPING OF GENERAL GCVERJ.'MENTAL
RECORDS, POLICE RECORDS AND PERSONNEL RECORDS.
THE CITY UF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
Section 1. Records Relating to General Governmental Affairs.
All records relating to the general governmental affairs of the
City shall be public records unless otherwise provided by law.
They shall be kept in City offices except when required for
official reasons or for purposes of safekeeping to be kept else-
where. They shall be available at City offices for inspection,
copying, or reproduction at reasonable times. Such records, or
copies duly certified by the Clerk, shall be prima facie evidence
of their contents.
Section 2. Police Records; Personnel Records; Private.
All records compiled by the Police Department of the City and
all personnel records are hereby classified as special records
not relating to the general governmental affairs of the City
and shall be private records unless otherwise provided by law
or resolution of the Council. Frivate records shall not be
available for inspection, copying, or reproduction except by
order of the City ~~nager, resolution of the Council, or order
of a court of competent jurisdiction. linen so reproduced, such
records, or copies duly certified by the Clerk, shall be prima
facie evidence of their contents.
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Publication of this Ordinance shall be by posting a copy
hereof on theCity Hall bulletin board for a period of ten
days following its passage and approval.
An emergency is hereby declared to exist and the rules
governing the passage of ordinances are hereby suspended
and this Ordinance is given full force andeffect immedi-
ately upon its passage and approval.
Passed and apprDved by the City Council of the City of
Seward, Alaska, this 2nd day of June, 1961.
Attest:
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Beatrice E. Watts, City Clerk
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