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Irondequoit adopts FOIL policy, reduces records-access officers and approves town safety policy
Summary
The Town Board adopted a consolidated FOIL policy that designates the town clerk as the records access officer and clarifies appeal procedures, and it also adopted a comprehensive town safety policy after staff training and review.
The Irondequoit Town Board on June 16 adopted a revised Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) policy that reduces the number of records access officers to a single point — the town clerk — and clarifies the appeal procedure to the town supervisor.
Town attorney Pete described staff training on FOIL and said the policy groups statutory provisions in one place and distributes guidance to department heads so that staff are consistent when FOIL requests arrive. The library board was noted as appreciative of the outreach and training.
Separately, the board adopted a comprehensive town safety policy. The supervisor described the policy as approximately 242 pages in length, prepared with input from multiple departments and the town safety committee, and noted that updates were partly driven by insurance requirements. The policy was adopted by motion and voice vote.
The meeting record does not show operational details about how the town clerk will manage FOIL appeals or the implementation timeline for the safety manual; departments were credited for their input and the board thanked staff.
