[1/13/2009]
The Middleburg Borough has designated the Borough Administrator,
as the Borough's Open Records Officer. The Open Records Officer
may be reached at:
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Borough Administrator
13 N. Main Street
Middleburg, PA 17842
(570) 837-2533
middleburgboro@ptd.net
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[1/13/2009]
The Borough maintains regular business hours as follows: Mondays
through Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All documents deemed public
records shall be available for inspection, retrieval, and duplication
during regular business hours or, upon arrangements made with the
Open Records Officer, by calling (570) 837-2533.
[1/13/2009]
Requests shall be made in writing to the Borough Open Records
Officer on a form provided by the Borough. (See attached form.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: The request form is on file in the office
of the Open Records Officer.
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Paper copies shall be $0.25 per page per side. The certification
of a record is $1 per record. Specialized documents including, but
not limited to, blueprints, color copies and nonstandard-sized documents
shall be charged the actual cost of production. If mailing is requested,
the cost of postage will be charged. The Borough shall require prepayment
if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.
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1.
The Borough shall make a good-faith effort to provide the requested
public record(s) as promptly as possible. The Open Records Officer
shall cooperate with those requesting records to review and/or duplicate
original Borough documents while taking reasonable measure to protect
Borough documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification.
2.
The Open Records Officer shall review all written requests for access
to public records. As soon as possible, but no later than five business
days after receiving a written request to access public records, the
Open Records Officer shall respond to such requests in writing consistent
with Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law. If access to a record is
denied, the response shall include a reason for denial as stipulated
in Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.
[1/13/2009]
If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester
may file an appeal in writing to:
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Terry Mutchler, Executive Director
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
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The appeal shall be filed within 15 business days of the mailing
date of the Borough's response or within 15 business days of
a deemed denial. The appeal shall state the grounds upon which the
requester asserts the records is a public record and shall address
any grounds stated by the Borough for delaying or denying the request.
