§ 2.2. Records to be Public.  


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  • All papers, books, or other records of any matter pertaining to the conduct of the affairs of the city shall be public records unless otherwise provided by law, shall be kept in city offices, except when required for official reasons or for purposes of safekeeping to be elsewhere, and shall be available at city offices for inspection, copying, or reproduction at all reasonable times. Such records, or copies duly certified to be true copies by the Clerk, shall be prima facie evidence of their contents.

State law reference

Mandatory that Charter provide that all records of the municipality shall be public, MCL 117.3(l), MSA 5.2073(l); freedom of information act, MCL 15.231 et seq., MSA 4.1801(1) et seq.