The Town Clerk is hereby designated as records
access officer.
Records shall be available at the Sweden Town
Hall, 18 State Street, Brockport, New York, during regular office
hours.
[Amended 8-22-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006]
To comply with Article 6 of the Public Officers
Law, the following format will be followed:
A. All requests for information shall be in writing,
reasonably describing the record requested and made during regular
business hours of the Town of Sweden offices.
B. Within five business days of the receipt of the written
request, one of the following will occur:
(1) The record will be made available to the person requesting
it.
(2) The request will be denied in writing.
(3) A written acknowledgment of the receipt of the request
and a statement of the approximate date when such request shall be
granted or denied will be forwarded.
C. Any person denied access to a record may appeal within
30 days, in writing, such denial to the Town Board.
D. The Town Board is hereby designated as the appeal
agency for determination of denials and will proceed as follows:
(1) The Town Board shall, within 10 business days of the
receipt of an appeal, fully explain in writing to the person requesting
the records the reason for further denial, or the Town Board shall
provide access to the record sought.
(2) The Town Board shall forward to the Committee on Open
Government a copy of such appeal when received by the agency and shall
also forward to said Committee the ensuing determination thereon.
E. A set fee will be charged per photocopy of a record.
Such charges will be established by resolution of the Town Board.