State ex rel. McCleary v. Roberts

The issue presented for our review is whether the Department’s database containing certain personal, identifying information regarding children who use the City’s recreational facilities is a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to R.C. Chapter 149, Ohio’s Public Records Act. Subject to certain enumerated exceptions, a “public record” is defined by R.C. 149.43(A)(1) as “any record that is kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units * * (Emphasis added.) R.C. 149.43(B) provides that “[a]ll public records…