[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Johnstown 5-15-1978 by resolution. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AGENCY
A. 
The Town of Johnstown and its departments, divisions, offices, bureaus and boards or commissions created or appointed by the Town Board.
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 persons are hereby designated as records access officers for the agency:
A. 
The Town Supervisor.
B. 
The Town Clerk.
The records access officers 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 Committee on Public Access to Records and with this chapter in providing access to agency records.
B. 
Maintain an up-to-date subject matter list of records; update it twice a year and make it available for public inspection and copying.
C. 
Explain in writing reasons for denial of access and advise requester 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. 
Records of the agency are located at the Town Clerk's office.
B. 
All requests for public access to records shall be accepted and records produced during all hours that the office of the Town Clerk is regularly open for business.
A request to inspect or for a copy of a record shall reasonably describe the same and shall be in writing.
The Town Supervisor 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 Board and/or the Town Attorney 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 the Committee on Public Access to Records and this chapter.
Unless another fee is prescribed by state law, the fees under this chapter shall be as follows:
A. 
For photocopying a record not exceeding nine inches by 14 inches: $0.25 per page.
B. 
For other records: the actual cost of reproduction, excluding fixed costs such as salary of employee.
C. 
For a typed or handwritten transcript: the cost of the actual clerical time involved in making the transcript.
A copy of this chapter shall be posted by the Town Clerk on the signboard 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.