Freedom Of Information Law

Proposed Laws, Existing Laws & FOIL Request Forms
Copies of existing laws and resolutions are available for review in the Clerk of the Legislature’s Office along with supporting documents (maps, presentations, etc.) during business hours.

Current items for consideration by the Legislature or one if its Committees (proposed laws and resolutions) are available for review in the Clerk of the Legislature’s Office, in draft form, approximately 3 days before the session at which they will be considered. All legislative business (agendas, minutes, and resolutions) from January 2007 forward is available on the Broome County website, and therefore, may not have to be requested by special request.

Other public information is available by submitting a FOIL Request. The Freedom of Information Law allows anyone to petition any public entity for records which are available under the law, such as laws, budgets, reports, etc. Broome County has devised a form to make FOIL request easier for people. The form may be obtained from the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature and, once completed, may be turned in to that office for processing. You may also download a copy of the FOIL Request Form (pdf, doc)

There is a fee of $.25 per page on requests of five pages or more, $2.00 for a 3.5 inch floppy disk, and $2.00 for a CD.

Questions and requests may be directed to foil@co.broome.ny.us

For more information about the Freedom of Information Act, you may wish to visit the web site of New York State’s Committee on Open Government.
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/foil2.htm

Broome County Charter and Administrative Code