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Council questions who will serve as records access officer under proposed FOIL compliance policy
Summary
Council members asked the law department to clarify whether the city clerk or the law department will serve as the primary records-access officer under a proposed Freedom of Information Law compliance policy and sought edits to the referral letter for clarity.
Mount Vernon councilors sought clarification Sept. 8 about a proposed Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) compliance policy after referral language appeared to conflict on who would be the records access officer.
During the agenda review, the item was described as “an ordinance establishing a freedom of information law compliance policy for the city of Mount Vernon.” A council member said…
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