Public Information Policy

Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) has adopted the following policies governing citizen access to public records: 

General

LCSWMA shall respond in a timely and lawful manner to all requests from the media and the public for information relating to the activities of LCSWMA. 
The Executive Assistant is designated as LCSWMA’s contact person for information and is the Open Records Officer. It is the responsibility of the Executive Assistant/Open Records Officer to respond to all media and community inquiries.
With the exception of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), LCSWMA’s staff will refrain from acting as spokespersons for LCSWMA unless deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer may assume the role of official spokesperson at any time.

Requests for Public Records

LCSWMA shall make all public records of LCSWMA available for inspection and duplication by legal residents of the United States in compliance with the following procedures:
1. DEFINITIONS: (a) A record is information, regardless of physical form or characteristic, that documents a transaction or activity of an agency and that is created, received or retained pursuant to law or in connection with a transaction, business or activity of LCSWMA. The term includes a document, paper, letter, map, book, tape, photograph, film or sound recording, information stored or maintained electronically and a data-processed or image-processed document.
(b) A financial record is any of the following: 
(1) Any account, voucher or contract dealing with: (i) the receipt or disbursement of funds by LCSWMA; or (ii) LCSWMA acquisition, use or disposal of services, supplies, materials, equipment or property. 
(2) The salary or other payments or expenses paid to an officer or employee of LCSWMA, including the name and title of the officer or employee. 
(3) A financial audit report. The term does not include work papers underlying an audit.