[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamptonburgh as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-6-1979 as Ch.
28 of the 1979 Code]
The Town Clerk is hereby designated as the records access officer, who
shall have the duty of coordinating agency response to public requests for
access to records. The records access officer shall be responsible for ensuring
compliance with the regulations of Article 6 of the Public Officers Law and
with the regulations of the Committee on Open Government, Part 1401, Chapter
25, of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, and with the authority of
this article.
The Town Hall, 18 Bull Road, Campbell Hall, New York, is hereby designated
as the location where records of the Town Board shall be available for public
inspection and copying.
The hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. are hereby designated as the hours
during which the Records Access Office shall accept requests for public access
to records.
All requests for public access to records shall be made in writing to
the records access officer, which requests shall reasonably describe the record
or records sought, and, whenever possible, the person requesting such record
or records shall supply information regarding dates, file designations and
other information helpful in describing the records sought.
The Town Board is hereby designated to hear appeals regarding the denial
of access to records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 84 et seq. of the Public Officers Law.
Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh
Fee Schedule, as amended from time to time.[2]
