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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 153']

Town of Pawling, NY Records, Public Access to
§ 153-1 Purpose.
§ 153-2 Records inaccessible to the public.
§ 153-3 Designation of records access officers; responsibilities.
§ 153-4 Location of records.
§ 153-5 Hours for public inspection.
§ 153-6 Procedure for requests.
§ 153-7 Subject matter list.
§ 153-8 Denial of access; appeals.
§ 153-9 Fees.
§ 153-10 Public notice.
Town of Pawling, NY / Part II: General Legislation
Chapter 153 Records, Public Access to
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pawling at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Personnel shall furnish to the public the information and records required by the Freedom of Information Law,[1] as well as records otherwise available by law.
Those which are interagency or intra-agency materials which are not:
The Town Board of the Town of Pawling is responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations herein and designates the following persons as records access officers:
Town Clerk, 160 Charles Coleman Boulevard, Pawling, New York, 12564.
Deputy Town Clerk, 160 Charles Coleman Boulevard, Pawling, New York, 12564.
Deny access to the records, in whole or in part, and explain, in writing, the reasons therefor.
Upon request for copies of records, make a copy available upon payment or offer to pay established fees, if any, in accordance with § 153-9.
The Town of Pawling is not the custodian for such records; or
The records of which the Town of Pawling is custodian cannot be found after diligent search.
Records shall be available for public inspection and copying at the office of the Town Clerk, 160 Charles Coleman Boulevard, Pawling, New York, 12564.
Requests for public access to records shall be accepted and records produced during all hours the Town Clerk's office is regularly open for business. These hours are 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
If requested records are not provided promptly as required in § 153-6D of these regulations, such failure shall also be deemed a denial of access.
The following person or persons or body shall hear appeals from denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Law: the Town Board of the Town of Pawling, 160 Charles Coleman Boulevard, Pawling, New York, 12564.
Whether the denial of access was in writing or due to failure to provide records promptly as required by § 153-6D.
The individual or body designated to hear appeals shall inform the requester of its decision, in writing, within 10 business days of receipt of an appeal.
The person or body designated to hear appeals shall transmit to the Committee on Open Government copies of all appeals upon receipt of appeals. Such copies shall be addressed to the Committee on Open Government, Department of State, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York, 12231.
The person or body designated to hear appeals shall inform the appellant and the Committee on Open Government of its determination, in writing, within 10 business days of receipt of an appeal. The determination shall be transmitted to the Committee on Open Government in the same manner as set forth in Subsection F of this section.