[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 1]
1. Londonderry Township hereby designates Stephan M. Letavic, Township
Manager, as the Township Open Records Officer and Jeffrey S. Burkhart,
BCO/Codes/Zoning Officer, as Assistant Open Records Manager.
2. The Open Records Officer may be reached at 783 South Geyers Church
Road, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057; phone 717-944-1066; fax 717-944-1926;
e-mail address, twpmanager@londonderrypa.org.
3. The Assistant Open Records Manager can be reached at the same address,
phone number and fax number and at the following e-mail address: jburkhart@londonderrypa.org.
[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 2]
All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection,
retrieval, and duplication at the Municipal Building during established
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), with the exception of weekends
and holidays.
[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 3]
Requests shall be made in writing to the Township Open Records
Officer on a form provided by the Township. (See attached form.)
[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 4]
Paper copies shall be $0.25 per page, per side. The certification
of a record shall be $5 per record. Specialized documents, including
but not limited to blueprints, color copies, and nonstandard-sized
documents, shall be charged the actual cost of production. If mailing
is requested, the cost of postage will be charged. The Township shall
require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.
[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 5]
1. The Township shall make a good-faith effort to provide the requested
public record(s) as promptly as possible. The Open Records Officer
shall cooperate with those requesting records to review and/or duplicate
original Township documents while taking reasonable measure to protect
Township documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification.
2. The Open Records Officer shall review all written requests for access
to public records. As soon as possible, but no later than five business
days after receiving a written request to access public records, the
Open Records Officer shall respond to such requests in writing consistent
with Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.
3. If access to a record is denied, the response shall include a reason
for denial as stipulated in Act 3 of 2009, the Right-to-Know Law.
[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 6]
If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester
may file an appeal in writing to Erik Arneson, Executive Director,
Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North
Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120-0225.