FOIL rules and regulations (City of Niagara Falls Office of the Mayor)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

A copy of the rules, regulations and policies for access to agency records under the Freedom of Information Law.

According to New York PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 6, Section 87(b):

"Each agency shall promulgate rules and regulations, in conformity with this article and applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and pursuant to such general rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the committee on open government in conformity with the provisions of this article, pertaining to the availability of records and procedures to be followed, including, but not limited to:

i. the times and places such records are available;
ii. the persons from whom such records may be obtained; and
iii. the fees for copies of records."

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Benjamin Lesser

Hello,

With regard to the request for the FOIL rules and regulations, thank you for providing the link to the COOG website. However, this is a request for the rules and/or regulations for the Mayor's Office as required by the FOIL statute as cited in the original request, namely the requirement within that statute that "Each agency shall promulgate rules and regulations, in conformity with this article." Please provide such rules and/or regulations.

Thank you.

Hello,

Once again, this is a request for the rules and/or regulations for the Mayor's Office as required by the FOIL statute as cited in the original request, namely the requirement within that statute that "Each agency shall promulgate rules and regulations, in conformity with this article." Please provide such rules and/or regulations.

Thank you.

Hello,

Checking on the below request for the FOIL rules and regulations of the mayor's office, which have yet to be provided.

Thank you.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello -

I called the below number and left my contact information, but received no response back. Please advise as to the status of this request.

Thank you.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello -

Respectfully, per our records we have called a number of times and left a number for callback, but have received no substantive update on these requests to the Mayor's Office. It is incumbent on the agency to facilitate communications regarding the request if reasonable contact information is provided. As phone calls have not been efficient or returned to date, please conduct all communications regarding all open FOIL requests via email.

Thank you. We look forward to your agency's substantive response.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello -

Respectfully, per our records we have called a number of times and left a number for callback, but have received no substantive update on these requests to the Mayor's Office. It is incumbent on the agency to facilitate communications regarding the request if reasonable contact information is provided. As phone calls have not been efficient or returned to date, please conduct all communications regarding all open FOIL requests via email.

We have provided an identical response to the above before, and received no substantively different response from your agency. This is entirely inconsistent with the state's Freedom of Information Law. Your agency has received this outstanding request, but not fulfilled it.

Thank you. We look forward to your agency's substantive response.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello -

Respectfully, per our records we have called a number of times and left a number for callback, but have received no substantive update on these requests to the Mayor's Office. It is incumbent on the agency to facilitate communications regarding the request if reasonable contact information is provided. As phone calls have not been efficient or returned to date, please conduct all communications regarding all open FOIL requests via email.

We have provided an identical response to the above before, and received no substantively different response from your agency. This is entirely inconsistent with the state's Freedom of Information Law. Your agency has received this outstanding request, but not fulfilled it.

Thank you. We look forward to your agency's substantive response.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 21, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.