[Adopted 10-22-2001 by Ord. No. 01-07]
A.
The legal custodian of records for the Town Board otherwise specified
under § 19.33, Wis. Stats., shall hereby be the appointed
Clerk for the Town of Addison. The Town Clerk, as appointed legal
custodian of all Town Board records, shall be vested with full authority
under § 19.33, Wis. Stats.[1]
B.
The legal custodian of records for the Plan Commission otherwise
specified under § 19.33, Wis. Stats., shall hereby be the
appointed Town Zoning Administrator for the Town of Addison. The Town
Zoning Administrator, as appointed legal custodian of all Plan Commission
records, shall be vested with full authority under § 19.33,
Wis. Stats.
C.
The legal custodian of records for the Zoning Board of Appeals otherwise
specified under § 19.33, Wis. Stats., shall hereby be the
appointed Town Zoning Administrator for the Town of Addison. The Town
Zoning Administrator, as appointed legal custodian of all Zoning Board
of Appeals records, shall be vested with full authority under § 19.33,
Wis. Stats.
The Town of Addison does hereby adopt the attached notice pursuant
to § 19.34, Wis. Stats., as the procedure allowing access
to all public records for the Town of Addison.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The notice is included as an attachment to
this chapter.
Access to all records shall be subject to § 19.35,
Wis. Stats., and any amendments made thereto.
A.
The Town of Addison hereby establishes that a reasonable fee, which
sum shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the Town of Addison
for reproduction of any request, shall be borne by the requester.
The costs shall be as established by the Town Board and are subject
to change.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the Town Clerk's
office.
B.
If the expected fee for reproduction exceeds or is anticipated to
exceed $5, the legal custodian shall require prepayment by the requester
prior to reproducing the records.
C.
Except as otherwise provided by law or as authorized to be prescribed
by law, an authority may impose a fee upon a requester for locating
a record, not exceeding the actual, necessary and direct cost of location,
if the cost is $50 or more.
A.
The legal custodian, upon request for any record, shall, as soon
as practicable and without delay, comply with the request. If a request
is made orally, the request may be denied orally unless a demand for
a written statement of the reasons for denying the request is made
by the requester within five business days of the oral denial. If
a written request is denied in whole or in part, the requester shall
receive from the legal custodian a written statement for all the reasons
of denial.[1]
B.
Every written denial shall inform the requester that if the request
for the record was made in writing, then the determination is subject
to review by mandamus under § 19.37(1), Wis. Stats., or
upon application to the Attorney General or to the district attorney's
office.
C.
The legal custodian shall make a determination under § 19.35,
Wis. Stats., of whether the person is authorized to receive the records
requested and shall thereafter comply with § 19.35, Wis.
Stats., and this article and further with the rights of data subject
to challenge under § 19.365, Wis. Stats.
Nothing herein constitutes a waiver of the Town of Addison's authority under §§ 19.32 to 19.39, Wis. Stats., dealing with open record requests. The Town of Addison and the legal custodian reserve any and all limitations upon access and withholdings set forth under Chapter 19 of the Wisconsin Statutes and as otherwise allowed by law.
