G2300.09 - Public Records – Produced or Received in the Course of Work

As a public entity, the District is committed to keeping community members informed about issues of public interest All records produced and maintained by the District will be open to the public, unless exempt from disclosure under state or federal law.

1. E-mail messages, voice mail messages, faxes, interdepartmental mail, computer files and information printed from District computers are all considered property of the District, and may be subject to disclosure under Oregon’s Public Records Law.
2. All employees have an obligation to maintain appropriate confidentiality in the management of public records and to understand the appropriate dissemination of those records.
3. Employees do not have the authority to copy, remove, or distribute public records unless it serves a specific business purpose of the organization. Only the custodian of a specific public record has the authority to disclose or disseminate that record. (ORS 192.410 to 192.505)