The Village of Suffern designates the Village Clerk's office,
Municipal Building, 44 Washington Avenue, Suffern, New York, as the
location where records shall be available for public inspection and
copying.
The Village of Suffern shall accept requests for public access
to records and shall produce records during all hours regularly opened
for business. These hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
[Amended 3-1-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
A. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Suffern, or its designee,
shall hear appeals for denial of access to records under the Freedom
of Information law.
B. Denial of access shall be in writing, stating the reason therefor
and advising the requester of his or her right to appeal to the Board
of Trustees.
C. If the records access officer fails to provide requested records promptly, as required in §
213-6B of this chapter, such failure shall be deemed a denial of access by the records access officer.
D. The time for deciding an appeal by the Board of Trustees, or its
designee, shall commence upon receipt of written appeal identifying:
(1) The date and location of requests for records.
(2) The records to which the requester was denied access.
(3) The name and return address of the requester.
E. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Suffern, or its designee,
shall inform the requester of its decision in writing within 10 days
of receipt of an appeal.
F. A person denied access to a record in an appeal determination may
bring a proceeding for review of such denial pursuant to Article 78
of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.