§ 3-3. Designation of official records custodians; open records coordinators.

(a)

Pursuant to the authority provided by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(b)(1)(B)(2), the head of each city department, office, bureau or similar entity is hereby designated as the official custodian of that entity's records for the purposes of compliance with the requirements of the Georgia Open Records Act.

(b)

Each official records custodian shall have the authority to designate a person or persons within their respective department, office, bureau or similar area of purview, as an open records coordinator whose responsibility it shall be to receive and respond to requests for public records with the assistance and oversight of the transparency officer.

(c)

The mayor shall have the authority to designate a person or persons as an open records coordinator whose responsibility it shall be to receive and respond to requests for public records within the custody of the Office of the Mayor with the assistance and oversight of the transparency officer.

(d)

The city council shall have the authority to designate a person or persons as an open records coordinator whose responsibility it shall be to receive and respond to requests for public records within the custody of the Atlanta City Council with the assistance and oversight of the transparency officer.

( Ord. No. 2018-41(18-O-1266), § 1, 9-25-18 )