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Background: �3/o2.57
Many municipal staff who perform duties that include, or result in, investigations into
complaints regarding election fraud, legal enforcement of hearings related to neglect or
abuse, or other activities that could lead to a criminal prosecution are exposed to threats
and other acts of violence.
Municipal Clerks often administer elections. Some election workers have been targeted
for threats and violence due to the nature of the materials they are responsible for.
Further, Clerks are often involved in legal enforcement proceedings in actions related to
violations of codes and ordinances. Occasionally, these proceedings have led to
retaliation and threats by defendants.
Please note, that there are currently 27 public record exemptions for specific roles, one
of which applies to Code Enforcement Officers. Code Officers are covered by the
exemption, but not Municipal Clerks. There is language referencing code enforcement
work in the resolution template for the purpose of including Municipal Clerks and
employees who perform work related to code enforcement proceedings to be included
as part of the public record exemption.