ORDINANCE NO. 260510
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Sponsor: Director of Law Department
Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, "ADMINISTRATION," by enacting a new Article XX, "OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS" to codify the City's policy with respect to open records and meetings, modernize the policy, and enact governance changes that provide that the City Attorney will coordinate and have oversight of the request fulfillment process and repealing Section 2-115 of the City's code.
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WHEREAS, consistent with the adoption of the FY 2027 budget, it is the Council's desire to enact legislative change to the City's code that modernizes its existing provisions related to open records and meetings and establishes the Law Department's role in coordinating the open records request fulfillment process; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, "ADMINISTRATION," is amended by enacting a new Article XX "OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS" to codify the City's policy with respect to open records and meetings, modernize the policy, and enact governance changes that provide that the City Attorney will coordinate and have oversight of the request fulfillment process, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2
ARTICLE XX
OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS
Sec. 2-2400. Policy.
(a) The provisions of this article shall apply to all public governmental bodies of the city. It is the policy of the city that all public meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law.
(b) Each department and office of the city shall broadly interpret any request for information under Section 610.023 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri:
(1) Even if such request for information does not use the words "sunshine request," "open records request," "public records request" or any such similar wording.
(2) Even if such request for information is not submitted through the city's de...
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