Welin v. Hamilton

[Cite as Welin v. Hamilton,

2022-Ohio-2661.] PETER WELIN, ESQ. Case No. 2021-00748PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CITY OF HAMILTON, OHIO Respondent {¶1} The Public Records Act requires a public office to make copies of requested public records available at cost and within a reasonable period of time. R.C. 149.43(B)(1). The Act is construed liberally in favor of broad access, with any doubt resolved in favor of disclosure. State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 156 Ohio St.3d 56,

2018-Ohio-5133,

123 N.E.3d 928, ¶ 12. R.C. 2743.75…