Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the understanding and participation of the public in government.
As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incumbent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible.
The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. The legislature therefore declares that government is the public's business and that the public, individually and collectively and represented by a free press, should have access to the records of government in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Town of Fishkill FOIL process?
Fees
Application
Freedom of Information Law Application (FOIL)
As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incumbent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible.
The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. The legislature therefore declares that government is the public's business and that the public, individually and collectively and represented by a free press, should have access to the records of government in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Town of Fishkill FOIL process?
- Requester completes required FOIL form.
- Town Clerk’s office has five (5) business days to process request.
- The department responsible for records has twenty (20) business days to get documents back to the Town Clerk’s office.
- Town Clerk’s office then contacts requester when they receive said documents.
- Procedure is listed on the FOIL form and in the letter that they receive from the Town Clerk’s office.
Fees
- $.25¢ per page/photocopy (listed in letter they receive)
- $10.00 per CD or photo (listed in letter they receive)
- Large maps must be sent out to private vendor – price is per size.
Application
Freedom of Information Law Application (FOIL)