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Saratoga County centralizes FOIL responses, appoints records access officer
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to the county's FOIL policy to centralize responses in the county office and appointed a records access officer (paralegal) to handle requests; county staff cited rising FOIL volume and body-camera review needs as reasons for the change.
The Saratoga County Legislative and Government Affairs Committee approved amending the countypolicy and procedure manual to centralize Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) responses in the county office and approved appointing a records access officer to manage requests.
A county legal staff member said the county handled more than 454 FOIL requests last year and had received more than 250 so far this year; staff said…
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