[Adopted 11-7-1988 by L.L. No. 3-1988]
[Amended 3-3-2014 by L.L.
No. 3-2014]
Records shall be available for public inspection
and copying at the office of the Village Clerk, 40 New Main Street,
Haverstraw, New York 10927.
Requests for public access to records shall
be accepted and records produced during all hours regularly open for
business. These hours are 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 3-3-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
A. Denial of access to records shall be in writing, stating
the reason therefor and advising the requester of the right to appeal
to the individual or body established to hear appeals.
B. If requested records are not provided promptly, as required in §
59-5D of these regulations, such failure shall also be deemed a denial of access.
C. The following person or persons or body shall hear
appeals for denials of access to records under the Freedom of Information
Law: The Village Board of the Village of Haverstraw, 40 New Main Street,
Haverstraw, New York 10927, (914) 429-0300. Appeals shall be made
within 30 days of denial.
D. The time for deciding an appeal by the individual
or body designated to hear appeals shall commence upon request of
written appeal, identifying:
(2) The date and location of the requests for records.
(3) The records to which the requester was denied access.
(4) Whether the denial of access was in writing or due to failure to provide records promptly, as required by §
59-5D.
(5) The name and return address of the requester.
E. The person or body designated to hear appeals shall
transmit to the Committee on Open Government copies of all appeals.
Such copies shall be addressed to Committee on Open Government, Department
of State, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12231.
F. The person or body designated to hear appeals shall inform the appellant and the Committee on Open Government of its determination, in writing, within 10 business days of receipt of an appeal. The determination shall be transmitted to the Committee on Public Access to Records in the same manner as set forth in Subsection
E of this section.
A notice containing the title or name and business
address of the records access officers and appeals person or body
and the location where records can be seen or copied shall be posted
in a conspicuous location wherever records are kept and/or published
in a local newspaper of general circulation.