[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Riga 11-8-1978.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Town of Riga and its departments, divisions, offices, bureaus and
boards or commissions created or appointed by the Town Board; and
Any special or improvement district of the Town, other than a library
district, a fire district, a district corporation or district having a separately
elected governing body.
As set forth in § 86, Subdivision 4, of the Public Officer's
Law.
A.Â
The following person is hereby designated as records
access officer for the agency: the Town Clerk, 6460 Buffalo Road, Churchville,
New York 14428.
B.Â
The records access officer shall be responsible for assuring
that agency personnel:
(2)Â
Maintain an up-to-date subject matter list of records,
update it twice a year and make it available for public inspection and copying.
(3)Â
Explain in writing reasons for denial of access and advise
the requester of the right to appeal, setting forth the name, title, business
address and telephone number of persons to whom appeal may be taken.
(4)Â
Upon request, calculate in advance the total cost of
copies.
(5)Â
Permit the requester to make his or her own copy without
damaging the record and without relinquishing custody of the same.
The Town Board is hereby designated to hear and determine appeals from
a denial of access to agency records, in accordance with the Freedom of Information
Law, rules and regulations of the Committee on Public Access to Records (COPAR)
and this chapter.
Unless another fee is prescribed by state law, the fee for:
A.Â
Photocopying a record not exceeding nine inches by 14
inches shall be $0.25 per page.
B.Â
Other records shall be the actual cost of reproduction,
excluding fixed costs such as salary of employee.
C.Â
A typed or handwritten transcript shall consist of the
actual clerical time involved in making the transcript.
A copy of this chapter shall be posted by the Town Clerk on the signboard
maintained pursuant to § 30, Subdivision 6, of the Town Law.