[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Thomaston: Art. I, 7-14-1980 by L.L. No. 19-1980
as Ch. 26 of the 1980 Code; Art. II, 5-22-1992. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-14-1980 by L.L. No. 19-1980 as
Ch. 26 of the 1980 Code]
The Village Clerk-Treasurer is designated to
be the records access officer, who shall have the duty of coordinating
responses to public requests for access to records.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 26-2, Responsibilities
of officer, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
9-13-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993.
The records are located at the Village Hall,
100 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York, and requests to produce
records shall be during the normal business hours. Such requests shall
be in writing, in detail, and the request will either be provided
or denied within five (5) business days of receipt.
[Amended 9-13-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993]
If access to a document or documents is denied
and the applicant shall appeal from such denial, such appeals shall
be heard and determined by the Mayor.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 26-5,
Form of denial, 26-6, Action on appeals, and 26-7, Fees, which immediately
followed this section, were repealed 9-13-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993.
[Adopted 5-22-1992; amen ded in its entirety 10-14-2020 by Res. No.
20-89]
The Records Retention and Disposition Schedule
LGS-1, issued pursuant to Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs
Law and containing legal minimum retention periods for municipal government
records, is hereby adopted for use by all municipal officers in disposing
of municipal government records listed therein.
In accordance with Article 57-A:
A.Â
Only those records will be disposed of that are described
in Records Retention and Disposition Schedule LGS-1 after they have
met the minimum retention period prescribed therein.
B.Â
Only those records will be disposed of that do not
have sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal or historical value
to merit retention beyond established time periods.
