OAR 350-012-0010. Definitions for Division 12 of the Gorge Commission's Rules

(1) “Business day” means weekdays, except when the Gorge Commission office is closed for an entire day. The Gorge Commission office closes for inclement weather, emergencies, and as decided by the executive director. The Gorge Commission strives to place office closure dates on its website. (2) “Gorge Commission” means the Columbia River Gorge Commission. (3) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, or association. (4) “Public record” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function, prepared, owned, used, or retained by the Gorge Commission regardless of physical form or characteristics. “Public record” does not include: (a) Any writing that does not relate to the conduct of the public’s business and that is contained on a privately owned computer; or (b) Records that are not otherwise required to be retained by the agency and are held by volunteers who: (A) Do not serve in an administrative capacity; (B) Have not been appointed by the agency to an agency board, commission, or internship; and (C) Do not have a supervisory role or delegated agency authority. (5) “Writing” means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing and every means of recording any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, motion picture, film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.