[Adopted 1-6-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
This chapter shall be known as the "Freedom of Information Act of the
Village of Massena."
The Village hereby designates the Town Hall as the location where records
shall be available for public inspection and copying.
The Village shall accept requests for public access to records and produce
records during all hours that the Town Hall is regularly open for business.
Those Village records to which access may be had and those Village records
to which access may be denied shall be governed by the provisions of Article
6 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York (Freedom of Information
Law).
Except where fees or exemptions from fees have been established by law,
rule or regulation prior to September 1, 1974:
A. There shall be no fee charged for the following:
(3) Any certification pursuant to this chapter.
B. The Village may charge a fee for copies of records, provided
that:
(1) The fee for copying records shall not exceed $0.25 per
page for photocopies not exceeding 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches. This section
shall not be construed to mandate the raising of fees where the Village in
the past has charged less than $0.25 for such copies.
(2) The fee for copies of records not covered by Subsection
B(1) of this section shall not exceed the actual copying cost which is the average unit cost for copying a record, excluding fixed costs of the agency, such as operator salaries.
The Village shall publicize, by posting in a conspicuous location wherever
records are kept:
A. The location where public records shall be made available
for inspection and copying.
B. The name, title, business address and business telephone
number of the designated records access officer and fiscal officer.
C. The right to appeal by any requester denied access to
a record for whatever reason and the name and address of the person or persons
or body to whom an appeal is to be directed.
[Adopted 9-4-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]