FOIL rules and regulations (Poughkeepsie City School District)

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

Dr. Cook -

Apologies for the delay in responding. Respectfully, this request is sufficiently detailed for your agency to proceed with fulfilling it.

Again, this FOIL request seeks: "A copy of the rules, regulations and policies for access to agency records under the Freedom of Information Law." Per New York PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 6, Section 87(b), each public agency within the state of New York is required to promulgate such a policy.

Please advise whether your agency will proceed with processing this request as required by the FOIL.

Thank you.

Dr. Cook -

A voicemail was just left with your receptionist. Please give a call if you are unable to determine the subject of these requests despite the previous clarifications.

Thank you.

Dr. Cook -

Please advise as to the best way forward with these requests, as you did not return the call from yesterday. Again, the subject matter for each request ought to be clear for each, but please indicate areas where additional details might 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 Dec. 12, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.