[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Camillus 10-22-1974. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Village Board hereby promulgates this chapter in accordance
with Chapter 578 of the Laws of 1974.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chapter 578 of the Laws of 1974 has been repealed
by the Laws of 1977. For current provisions, consult the Public Officers
Law, §§ 84 through 90.
The Village Clerk is hereby designated as the records access
officer of the Village of Camillus.
Persons seeking public records shall make application to the
records access officer upon the application form supplied by such
officer in the event such records are not readily available.
The records access officer is hereby directed to make available
to persons requesting records those public records which by law are
required to be made available for public inspection and copying. In
the event the request for public records interferes with the operation
of the office of the Village Clerk and makes it difficult for members
of the public to receive the regular services of the Village Clerk,
the records access officer is hereby authorized to establish hours
during each day when he shall process requests for records, including
the times when such requests shall be made in order to enable him
to find the records for review and copying. The times so established
by the records access officer shall be conspicuously posted in the
office of the Village Clerk.
[Amended 3-7-1989 by L.L. No.
2-1989]
No records shall be removed from the lawful custody of any public
office charged with the duty of maintaining such records.
In the event any requests cannot be met because such records
are being used for current working purposes, the applicant shall be
advised of such fact, and every effort will be made to arrange a specific
time when such records will be available.
In the event a question arises as to the nature of the records
in that public viewing of such records may result in an unwarranted
invasion of a citizen's personal privacy or may result in a disclosure
of material that must be confidential to promote effective law enforcement
or for any other reasons which, in the opinion of the records access
officer, are valid to promote the public interest while consistent
with the new law, the records access officer shall confer with the
Village Attorney before determining if such records shall be made
available for inspection.
In the event any person is denied access to any public records
in violation of the law, that person shall advise the Village Board
of such denial in writing and set forth the records requested, the
reason for denial and the fact that the fees for such records were,
in fact, tendered.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 10, which immediately followed
this section and provided that "these regulations shall be temporary
and considered as such until the state guidelines are promulgated,"
was deleted as being obsolete upon the adoption of the Freedom of
Information Law.
The purpose of such regulations shall be to maintain the spirit
of the law and to recognize that the concept of open records is consistent
with the purpose of this Board.
