Niagara County Sheriff's Office Denies Dash/Body Camera Policies and Procedures
| Tracking # |
F19772 |
| Submitted | Sept. 13, 2022 |
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From: The Riford Family
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
BACKGROUND: In 2020, a Niagara County resident requested the NYS Committee on Open Government provide an advisory opinion (AO) regarding the Niagara County Sheriff's Office FOIL denial of Dash/Body Camera Policies and Procedures. By letter dated June 23, 2020, the NYS COOG provided the requested advisory opinion. Please provide the following:
1.) Copy of the advisory opinion letter dated June 23, 2020. I have attached the contents of the letter.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joanne Riford
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 13, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Committee on Open Government
Hello,
This is in response to your request for a status update on your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request submitted to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
Please note that the Committee on Open Government is authorized to provide advice and opinions pertaining to the Freedom of Information Law. The Committee does not have custody or control over records generally. In short, we cannot provide access to the records to which you referred because this office does not possess them.
When seeking records under the Freedom of Information Law, a request should be made to the agency that maintains the records. Further, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Committee (21 NYCRR Part 1401), each agency must designate one or more persons as "records access officer." The records access officer has the duty of coordinating an agency's response to requests for records, and a request should ordinarily be directed to that person.
Thank you for your inquiry.
Jake Forken
Excelsior Fellow
NYS Committee on Open Government
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From: Committee on Open Government
Good Morning Ms. Riford,
In response to your September 13, 2022 Freedom of Information Law request below, attached please find an unredacted version of the Committee on Open Government’s June 23, 2020 advisory opinion “regarding the Niagara County Sheriff's Office FOIL denial of Dash/Body Camera Policies and Procedures.”
Sincerely,
Kristin O’Neill
Assistant Director
Pronouns: she/her/hers
New York State Committee on Open Government
One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12231
(518) 474-2518
http://www.opengovernment.ny.gov
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From: The Riford Family
Dear NYS COOG,
Thank you.
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