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Sec. 2-1. - Access to public records.#
(a)
Any person seeking access to any public record which is required to be made available by General Laws section 38-2-1 et seq. shall make a written, signed request to the custodian of such records stating specifically which records are sought for inspection and/or copying.
(b)
The custodian shall within ten (10) business days of such request either permit or deny such request; provided, however, that failure to take any action within such ten (10) days, shall be deemed to be a denial. Furthermore, the person to whom the request is made may, for good cause, extend the period for permitting or denying a request to thirty (30) days.
(c)
The custodian shall designate the time and place at which records may be inspected or copied. In no case shall records be required to be removed from the town offices and in no case shall records be required to be made available outside normal business hours.
(d)
As provided in General Laws section 38-2-4 all reasonable expenses involved in retrieval and/or copying of records shall be levied as a charge to the person requesting such printout or copy.
(e)
The person making the request shall be informed at the time the request is received of the charges and shall be furnished an estimate of the costs which will be incurred. Before any copies are made, the person making the request shall pay the estimated cost, and before any copies are delivered, the person making the request shall pay any balance due after credit for estimated costs paid.
(f)
Any person denied the right to inspect may, within twenty (20) days of the date of denial, petition the town council for a review as provided in General Laws section 38-2-8, and the town council shall make a decision within ten (10) days after the submission of the review petition.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 9-13-79)
Sec. 2-2. - No smoking policy.#
(a)
Effective October 9, 1986, there shall be no smoking in facilities occupied by the town, except in areas specifically designated by the town council.
(b)
Smoking is not permitted at meetings or conferences held in any town facilities.
(c)
There shall be no smoking in private offices. Visitors to private work areas must honor this policy.
(d)
Consistent with state law, smoking is not permitted, except as specifically provided in this policy, and "no smoking" signs shall be posted in all departments and buildings in the town.
(e)
Police dispatchers, working eight-hour shifts, are allowed to smoke at their desks during mealtime and when no other personnel or member of the public are in the department. Smoking will not be allowed in any other part of the police department. A smoke filter must be in operation while the dispatcher is smoking and all ashtrays must be put away when not in use.
(f)
Enforcement of the town smoking policy shall be placed as a responsibility on all employees in order to make the policy most equitable and effective.
(g)
Unresolved complaints or problems related to employee smoking practices must be referred to the department head or the town council. All complaints to the town council must be filed with the town clerk and must be submitted in writing.
(h)
The department heads and town council will continue to monitor nonsmoking situations in the town buildings and make additional recommendations as appropriate to promote and protect the health of the town employees.
(i)
The town nonsmoking policy and a copy of the state law relating to the "Rhode Island Workplace Smoking Pollution Control Act" shall be distributed to all town employees.
(j)
This policy shall take effect upon its passage.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 10-9-86, §§ 1—10)
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted October 9, 1986 did not specifically amend the Code. Therefore, inclusion of §§ 1—10 as § 2-2 was at the discretion of the editor.