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Xenia council tables public records policy changes after debate on journalist definition and video redaction costs
Summary
Council voted to table Resolution 2025-26 proposing updates to the city's public records policy; council members raised concerns about who qualifies as "journalist" and about new charges and division-specific policies for police, fire and dispatch video records.
The Xenia City Council on May 8 voted to table proposed changes to the city's public records policy after an extended discussion about how the city would treat requests from journalists and how public safety divisions would handle and charge for redacting body‑worn- and dash-camera footage.
Danette, the city's law director, told council that several recent state law changes require updates to the local policy and that the proposed resolution would, among other things, add fees for large-format copies, lower charges for CDs/DVDs, allow the city to waive reproduction costs under $5, and authorize the police, fire/EMS and emergency…
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