Township of Londonderry, PA Part 13 RIGHT-TO-KNOW POLICY

§ 1-1301 Open Records Officer.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 1]

1. Londonderry Township hereby designates Stephan M. Letavic, Township Manager, as the Township Open Records Officer and Jeffrey S. Burkhart, BCO/Codes/Zoning Officer, as Assistant Open Records Manager.

2. The Open Records Officer may be reached at 783 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057; phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail address, [e-mail].

3. The Assistant Open Records Manager can be reached at the same address, phone number and fax number and at the following e-mail address: [e-mail].

§ 1-1302 Location and Hours.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 2]

All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection, retrieval, and duplication at the Municipal Building during established business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), with the exception of weekends and holidays.

§ 1-1303 Requests.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 3]

Requests shall be made in writing to the Township Open Records Officer on a form provided by the Township. (See attached form.[1])

[1] Editor's Note: The form is available from the Open Records Officer.

§ 1-1304 Fees.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 4]

Paper copies shall be $0.25 per page, per side. The certification of a record shall be $5 per record. Specialized documents, including but not limited to blueprints, color copies, and nonstandard-sized documents, shall be charged the actual cost of production. If mailing is requested, the cost of postage will be charged. The Township shall require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.

§ 1-1305 Response.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 5]

1. The Township shall make a good-faith effort to provide the requested public record(s) as promptly as possible. The Open Records Officer shall cooperate with those requesting records to review and/or duplicate original Township documents while taking reasonable measure to protect Township documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification.

2. The Open Records Officer shall review all written requests for access to public records. As soon as possible, but no later than five business days after receiving a written request to access public records, the Open Records Officer shall respond to such requests in writing consistent with Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.

3. If access to a record is denied, the response shall include a reason for denial as stipulated in Act 3 of 2009, the Right-to-Know Law.

§ 1-1306 Contact Information for Appeals.

[Res. 2009-1, 2/5/2009, § 6]

If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal in writing to Erik Arneson, Executive Director, Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120-0225.