Mitchell v. Ohio Ethics Comm.

[Cite as Mitchell v. Ohio Ethics Comm.,

2020-Ohio-5590.] GEOFFREY C. MITCHELL Case No. 2019-01182PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OHIO ETHICS COMMISSION Respondent {¶1} Ohio’s Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, provides that upon request, a public office “shall make copies of the requested public record available to the requester at cost and within a reasonable period of time.” R.C. 149.43(B)(1). Ohio courts construe the Public Records Act liberally in favor of broad access, with any doubt resolved in favor of disclosure of public records. State ex rel. Hogan…