REDUCING IMPLEMENTATION COSTS:

Proclamation Date

Make the prociamation date for local public bodies (excluding self-
governing professions) a date in October 1994.

Make the proclamation date for self-governing professions a date in
May 1995.

Specify the proclamation dates in the legislation for greater
certainty.

Avenue of Last Resort

30.

Examine ways to amend the legislation which would further clarify
that the legislation is to be used as an avenue of last resort, after
routine channels for obtaining the information have been tried.

Records Management Amendments

31.

32.

33.

34.

Fees

35.

Simplify directory of records requirements for local public bodies.

Enable local public bodies, at their option, to establish by regulation
retention and disposal schedules for records covered by Bill 50.

Explicitly exclude private records of elected officials.

Allow access to be granted in the form of a certified true copy in
appropriate circumstances.

Enable local public bodies to set their own fee schedules, providing
that the threshold requirements contained in Bill 50 (see section 75)
are met.

Other Key Issues

36.

37.

Require heads of local public bodies to be designated by regulation
to the Act.

Protect the head of the Public Body from personal liability for non-
disclosure in good faith of information covered by the Act.

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