HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-134-10/15/1991-CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COST RECOVERY DATABASE INFORMATION PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE PUBLIC INFORMATION S RESOLUTION 91-134
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A COUNCIL PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE AND A
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ISSUES RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO
DATABASE INFORMATION AND COST RECOVERY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins ("the Council ") desires
to enhance the amount and quality of information available to citizens and to
provide reasonable access to that information; and
WHEREAS, new technologies are developing, and will continue to be developed
which help to facilitate such access; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to examine and utilize new technology when
appropriate to assist in providing and enhancing access to information; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to establish policy relating to issues of
allowing public access to information in a variety of forms, including digital
database information; and
WHEREAS, the Council , while desiring to provide the greatest range of
information, believes that taxpayers must be protected from the unpredictable
expenses involved in maintaining the capability to provide specialized or unusual
information products; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes a distinction should be made between public
information which is open to public inspection and "electronic products and
services" ; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to work closely with other concerned groups
to modify the Colorado Open Records Act to help set direction at a statewide
level with regard to database information.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1 . That a Council Public Access Committee, consisting of Council
members Azari and Winokur, be established to work with staff and other concerned
groups for the purpose of presenting a recommendation to the Council with regard
to the issues described in Section 2 below.
Section 2. That the Council directs Staff and the Council Public Access
Committee to bring forward policies and guidelines relating to issues of public
access to information and recovery of the costs of providing and maintaining
public information systems, which policies and guidelines shall further the
following objectives:
1 . To enhance the amount and quality of information available to
citizens in new and innovative ways.
2. To establish policies and procedures relating to information
availability and dissemination.
3. To distinguish between "public records" and "electronic products and
services" ; and formulate reasonable fee schedules relating to
provision of electronic products and services.
4. To cooperate with other concerned groups to modify the Colorado Open
Records statutes as they relate to electronic database information.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 15th day of October, A.D. 1991 .
Mayor
TTEST:
City Clerk