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Chester proposes procedures to handle confidential security information from utilities under Act 156
Summary
Council reviewed a resolution to adopt procedures based on Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission practice to handle confidential security information (Act 156); city solicitor said the policy does not block Right‑to‑Know requests and that public utilities must designate information as confidential for the protections to apply.
City of Chester officials reviewed Resolution 88 on Monday, July 21, a proposal to establish procedures and policies for handling confidential security information received by the city from public utilities. The measure would adopt a process similar to that used by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and cites statutory definitions in Act 156.
The City Solicitor (name not specified) told council the policy is designed to comply with state law governing “confidential security information,” which the solicitor said is defined in the statute and is…
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