[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Bath 12-16-1974. Section
93-6 amended at the time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
The following town officers are designated for the purposes
of this chapter:
The following office of the town is designated to receive requests
for inspection and copies of records of the town: Town Clerk's
office. Municipal Hall, Bath, New York.
Requests to inspect or secure copies of town records may be made at the office set forth in § 93-2 of this chapter on any town business day between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The following procedures shall be followed in connection with
requests to inspect or secure copies of town records:
A.Â
Requests to Town Clerk.
(1)Â
Requests to inspect or secure copies of records shall be submitted,
in duplicate, to the Town Clerk on a form prescribed by the Supervisor,
copies of which are available in the office of the Town Clerk.
(2)Â
The Town Clerk will determine and advise the requester whether the
records specified in the request are available for inspection and
copying.
(3)Â
With respect to records which are determined to be available, the
Town Clerk will direct the requester to the place where the requested
records may be inspected and will arrange for the preparation and
certification of copies upon tender of the required fee.
(4)Â
With respect to records which are determined not to be available,
the Town Clerk will note the reason for unavailability on the request
form and return one copy of the form to the requester.
B.Â
Place of inspection. Records may be inspected only at the office
or location where they are regularly maintained.
C.Â
Requests by mail. Requests by mail for copies of available records
may be addressed to the Town Clerk and will be honored, upon payment
of the required fee, provided that the requester and the record of
which a copy is requested are sufficiently identified to make compliance
practicable.
A.Â
Appeals shall be directed to the Supervisor on forms prescribed by
him, copies of which are available at the office of the Town Clerk.
B.Â
All such appeals shall be delivered to the Town Clerk within 30 days
after the denial from which such appeal is taken.
C.Â
Appeals will be determined by the Supervisor or his authorized representative.
