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Resident asks whether safety plan is public record; mayor, law director say some details withheld for security
Summary
Tammy Sebastian asked if councilmembers and safety plans fall under public-record requests and criticized late charter amendment mailings; Mayor Gallo and Director of Law Schneider said some safety-plan details are exempt from open-forum disclosure and promised to seek earlier voter outreach next cycle.
During the public-comment portion of the Oct. 15 Parma Heights City Council meeting, resident Tammy Sebastian asked council to clarify whether a safety plan is a public record and whether councilmembers are subject to public-record requests.
"Does a Councilperson fall under public records? Is there a difference from a resident requesting it and a Councilperson?"…
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