Background
A. The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (Act 3 of 2008) is effective January 1, 2009.
B. Cambria Somerset Authority (CSA) is a public body, subject to the provisions of the
Right-to-Know Law
C. CSA wishes to adopt a Resolution to replace its prior guidelines for requests for information
Resolution
RESOLVED, that effective January 1, 2009 the following policy is adopted concerning requests under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law as follows:
1. The Right-to-Know Officer is designated as:
CSA Operations Manager
244 Walnut Street, Second Floor
Johnstown, PA 15901
Phone: (814) 532-8851
Fax: (814) 532-8852
email: cambriasomersetauthority@verizon.net
2. The designation of the CSA Operations Manager as the Right-to-Know Officer shall be published on the website of the CSA.
3. All requests for information must be in writing. No oral requests will be honored.
4. The attached form shall be used for submission of all written requests.
5. All provision of prior Right-to-Know policies, resolutions or enactments by CSA are hereby repealed effective January 1, 2009.
General Information
1. The State Office of Open Records has established $0.25 per page as the copy cost for a black and white document on paper sized 8 1/2" x 11", 8 1/2" x 14", and 11 x 17." Documents larger than this size will need to be copied out-of-office and will be subject to additional costs.
2. The Authority must respond to a request within five business days of receipt.
3. The Authority is not permitted to charge the cost of determining whether the record requested is subject to production under the Act.
4. The Authority is not permitted to charge a fee for searching for or retrieving documents.
