[Adopted 5-17-2005 by Res. No. 452-2005 (Ch. 656, Art. I,
of the 1985 Code)]
It shall be the policy of the Suffolk County government to institute
any and all procedures that would achieve the following goals:
A. Maintain the confidentiality of personal information, including but
not limited to names, addresses, telephone numbers, and social security
numbers, to the maximum extent possible under the law.
B. Refrain from acquiring or maintaining lists of names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and social security numbers of County residents,
unless absolutely required for some legal or governmental purpose.
All Suffolk County Commissioners and department heads are hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to undertake an audit of the procedures
required in their department to assure that this policy of the County
of Suffolk is implemented to the fullest extent legally permissible.
[Adopted 3-2-2010 by Res. No. 131-2010 (Ch. 656, Art. II,
of the 1985 Code)]
No department, office, agency, employee, or officer of the County
of Suffolk shall release the home address of any Suffolk County police
officer, Deputy Sheriff, correction officer, probation officer, park
police officer or Assistant District Attorney to a person or organization
not associated with Suffolk County government.
Any request under the Freedom of Information Law for the home
address of a law enforcement employee shall be denied pursuant to
the exceptions contained in said law.
No County department, agency, office of employee shall access
and/or use the home address information of a law enforcement employee
for a non-government purpose.