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Council tables update to city's closed-records code after questions on juvenile and security-related language
Summary
Councilists deferred a proposed rewrite of Chapter 2 (closed records) after several members asked for more time to review newly added language addressing security, tip lines and juvenile-identifiable information.
Columbia City Council on Sept. 2 tabled an amendment to city code (Council Bill 2-18-25) that would update the local closed-record provisions to mirror recent state changes and add clarifications around security and juvenile records. Staff described several additions that narrow or clarify when records may be closed — including information about public-safety security measures, GPS and other law-enforcement operational data, tips submitted to school or safety hotlines and the location of protected species in city parks.
Why council tabled:…
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