[A.O.]
A requestor of records shall complete an information request
form provided by the Office of Open Records and/or the Borough and
shall identify the requested records with sufficient specificity.
[A.O.]
The Borough hereby designates the Borough Secretary as the Open
Records Officer in accordance with the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know
Law, and said Open Records Officer shall receive requests submitted
to the Borough under the Right-to-Know Law, direct requests to other
appropriate persons within the Borough or to appropriate persons in
another agency, track the Borough's progress in responding to requests
and issue interim and final responses.
[A.O.]
If a requested record contains both public record information
as well as nonpublic record information, the Borough may redact the
nonpublic record information from the record.
[A.O.]
If the request is denied, the following must be included with
the denial:
1. Description of the record requested.
2. Specific reasons for the denial, including a citation of supporting
legal authority.
3. Typed or
printed name, title, business address, business telephone number and
signature of the open records officer on whose authority the denial
was issued.
[A.O.]
If the request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may
file an appeal with the Office of the Open Records or judicial, legislative
or other appeals officer designated under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know
Law within 15 business days of the mailing date of the Borough's response
or deemed denial. The appeal shall proceed in accordance with the
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Act. The appeal shall state the grounds
upon which the requester asserts that the record is a public record
and shall address any grounds stated by the Borough for denying or
delaying the request.
[A.O.]
The Borough shall post the following information on its Internet
website:
1. The name
and contact information for the Open Records Officer.
2. Contact
information for the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
3. A link
to the form the requester may use to file a request.
4. A copy
of this policy and any other procedures that may be established from
time to time by the Borough relating to public record requests. This
policy also shall be available for review at the Borough Office.
[A.O.]
The fee schedule for information and/or record requests shall
be set forth in the Borough's current Fee Resolution, as amended.