TOWNSHIP OF CRESCENT

RESOLUTION NO._2_

WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has enacted a new

Right to Know Law under which certain public records of the Township must

be made available in response to written requests from citizens; and

WHEREAS, the said Law is subject to the administration of the

Commonwealth Office of Open Records and the Township's Open Records

Officer; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to adopt certain

policies and procedures for the presentation of requests pursuant to the said

Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS, AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Township Secretary is hereby designated as the Township's

Open Records Officer under the said Law.

2. Any requests for documents under the said Law shall be made in

writing on the form approved by the Commonweaith Office of Open Records,

shall be submitted directly to the Open Records Officer, and shall include the

name, address, telephone number and any other contact information for the

requester. Any such request that may mistakenly be submitted to any other

officer or employee of the Township shall immediately be given to the Open

Records Officer, giving due account to the Open Records Officer's duty to

respond to such requests within five (5) working days.

3. The Open Records Officer shall promptly post at the Township

Municipal Building and on the Township's website the following: (a) the

contact information for the Township's Open Records Officer; (b) the contact

information for the Commonwealth's Office of Open Records; (c) the

approved request form; and (d) a copy of this Resolution.

4. Any person making a request pursuant to the Law shall pay the

maximum fee set forth in the fee structure established by the

Commonwealth's Office of Open Records. If the fees required to fulfill a

request are expected to exceed $100, the Township's Open Records Officer

shall require a requester to prepay an estimate of the fees prior to granting

a request. In any event, the Open Records Officer shall obtain the actual fees

in responding to the request before releasing the requested records.

of January, 2009.