As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AGENCY
A.
The Town of Fallsburg and its departments, divisions,
offices, bureaus, and boards or commissions created or appointed by
the Town Board; and
B.
Any special or improvement district of the Town,
other than a library district, a fire district, a district corporation
or district having a separately elected governing body.
RECORD
Shall have the same meaning as set forth in Subdivision 4
of § 86 of the Public Officers Law.
The following person is hereby designated as
Records Access Officer for the Agency: the Town Clerk, Town Hall,
Railroad Plaza, South Fallsburg, New York 12779.
The Records Access Officer shall be responsible
for assuring that Agency personnel:
A. Comply with the requirements and provisions of the
Freedom of Information Law, the rules and regulations of the State Committee on Open
Government and with this chapter in providing access to Agency records;
B. Maintain an up-to-date subject matter list of records,
update it annually, and make it available for public inspection and
copying;
C. Explain in writing reasons for denial of access and
advise requestor of right to appeal, setting forth name, title, business
address and telephone of persons to whom appeal may be taken;
D. Upon request, calculate in advance the total cost
of copies;
E. Permit requester to make his or her own copy, without
damaging the record and without relinquishing custody of the same.
A request to inspect or for a copy of a record
shall reasonably describe the same, and shall be oral or in writing.
The Town Clerk shall respond to requests for
a record of the name, title, salary and public office address of every
officer and employee of the Agency.
The Town Attorney (or Town Board) is hereby
designated to hear and determine appeals from a denial of access to
Agency records, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law,
rules and regulations of COOG and this chapter.
[Amended 1-8-1985 by Res. No. 85-29]
Unless another fee is prescribed by state law,
the fee for:
A. Photocopying a record not exceeding nine inches by
14 inches shall be the maximum rate currently permitted by state law;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. IV)]
B. Other records shall be the actual cost of reproduction,
excluding fixed costs, such as salary of employee; and
C. A typed or handwritten transcript shall consist of
the actual clerical time involved in making the transcript.
A copy of this chapter shall be posted by the
Town Clerk on the sign board maintained pursuant to Subdivision 6
of § 30 of the Town Law, and a copy thereof shall also be
mailed or delivered to the news media for public information purposes.