Right To Know Policy - Lower Swatara Township printable pdf download

RIGHT-TO-KNOW POLICY

Section 1.

Open Record Officer

The Lower Swatara Township hereby designates Samuel D. Monticello, Township

Manager, as the Township Open Records Officer and Robert S. Greene, Planning and Zoning

Coordinator, as Alternate Open Records Manager.

The Open Records Officer may be reached at 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown,

Pennsylvania, 17057; phone 717-939-9937; fax 717-9395682; email address,

The Alternate Open Records Officer may be reached at 1499 Spring Garden Drive,

Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057; phone 717-939-9937; fax 717-9395682; email address,

Section 2.

General

All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection, retrieval, and

duplication at the Municipal Building during established business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

with the exception of weekends and holidays.

Section 3.

Requests

Requests shall be made in writing to the township Open Records Officer on a form

provided by the township. (See attached form)

Section 4.

Fees

Paper copies shall be 25¢ per page, per side. The certification of a record shall be $5.00

per record. Specialized documents including, but not limited to blue prints, color copies, and

non-standard sized documents shall be charged the actual cost of production. If mailing is

requested, the cost of postage will be charged. The township shall require prepayment if the total

fees are estimated to exceed $100.00.

Section 5.

Response

The Township 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 township documents while taking reasonable measure to protect

township documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification.

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.

Section 6.

Contact Information for Appeals

If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal in

writing to Terry Mutchler, Executive Director, Office of Open Records, Commonwealth

Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225.

Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney of Dauphin County.

Edward R. Marsico, Dauphin County Courthouse, Front & Market Streets, Harrisburg PA 17101.

Phone – 717-780-6767, Fax – 717-255-1396.

Right To Know Policy - Lower Swatara Township

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