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Town of Riga, NY
Monroe County
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[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:
AGENCY
A. 
The Town of Riga and its departments, divisions, offices, bureaus and boards or commissions created or appointed by the Town Board; and
B. 
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.
RECORD
As set forth in § 86, Subdivision 4, of the Public Officer's Law.
A. 
The following person is hereby designated as records access officer for the agency: the Town Clerk, 6460 Buffalo Road, Churchville, New York 14428.
B. 
The records access officer shall be responsible for assuring that agency personnel:
(1) 
Comply with the requirements and provisions of the Freedom of Information Law,[1] the rules and regulations of the Committee on Public Access to Records (COPAR) and with this chapter in providing access to agency records.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. 6 of the Public Officers Law.
(2) 
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) 
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) 
Upon request, calculate in advance the total cost of copies.
(5) 
Permit the requester to make his or her own copy without damaging the record and without relinquishing custody of the same.
A. 
Records of the agency are located at the Town Hall, 6460 Buffalo Road, Churchville, New York 14428.
B. 
All requests for public access to records shall be accepted and records produced during all hours that the Town Hall is regularly open for business.
A. 
A request to inspect or for a copy of a record shall reasonably describe the same and shall be in writing.
B. 
The Town Clerk shall respond to requests for a record of the name, title, salary and public office address of every officer and employee of the agency.
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. 
Photocopying a record not exceeding nine inches by 14 inches shall be $0.25 per page.
B. 
Other records shall be the actual cost of reproduction, excluding fixed costs such as salary of employee.
C. 
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.