"The Legislature Declared Government Is The Public's Business"

Commack NY

03 January, 2021

2:02 PM

Description

documents and statistics to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. The legislature therefore declares that government is the public's business and that the public, individually and collectively and represented by a free press, should have access to the records of government in accordance "with the provisions of this article. (Public officers Law Article 6) Mario Cuomo ordered the creation of a NY dept. to regulate the new freedom of information act passed by the federal government in 1967.This department is called the Committee on Open Government. Here is a report of the inquiries made by the public from November 1,2019 until October 31,2020 in order to follow the actions of many agencies ; 1712 TELEPHONE INQUIRIES 1679 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN INQUIRIES44 FORMAL ADVISORY OPINIONS23 PRESENTATIONS4 MEDIA INTERVIEWSTHOUSANDS OF CORRESPONDENTS ADDRESSEDTHOUSANDS OF RADIO AND WEBINAR LISTENERSCommittee staff are responsible for providing legal advice and guidance in response to verbal andwritten inquiries concerning New York's Freedom of Information, Open Meetings, and Personal Privacy Protection Laws from representatives of the government, public, and news media.