The Village Board hereby amends the existing
rules heretofore adopted by this Board in accordance with Chapter
578 of the Laws of 1974 so as to conform to the provisions of said
law, as amended by Chapter 933 of the Laws of 1977, and promulgates this set of rules.
All public records shall be available for public
inspection and copying at the office of the Village Clerk at 40 Seneca
Drive, Brightwaters, New York 11718.
All requests for public access to records and
for the production of records shall be permitted during all regular
business hours when the Village Clerk's office is regularly open for
business.
Except when a different fee is otherwise prescribed
by law, there shall be no fee charged for the following:
C. Any certification pursuant to this chapter.
The records access officer shall publicize the
following information by posting the same in a conspicuous location
throughout the Village which is regularly used to advertise matters
of public interest:
A. The location where 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.
C. The right to appeal by any person denied access to
a record and the name and business address of the person or body to
whom an appeal is to be directed.