General
All Documents deemed public records shall be available for
inspection, retrieval, and duplication at the Municipal
Building during established business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday with the
exception of weekends and holidays.
Fees
Paper copies shall be 25 per page per side. The
certification of a record is $1.00 per record. Specialized
documents including, but not limited to blue prints, color
copies and non-standard sized documents shall be charged the
actual cost of production. If mailing is requested, the cost
of postage will be charged. The township shall require
prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed
$100.00.
Appeals Process
The appeal shall be filed within 15 business days of the
mailing date of the townships response or within 15
business days of a deemed denial. The appeal shall state the
grounds upon which the requester asserts the records is a
public record and shall address any grounds stated by the
township for delaying or denying the request.
Contact Information for Appeals
If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the
requester may file an appeal in writing to:
Terry Mutchler, Executive Director,
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building,
400 North Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg,
Pa. 17120-0225
Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District
Attorney of Monroe County.
Hon. E. David Christine
Monroe County District Attorney's Office
Monroe County Courthouse, 1st Floor
7th and Monroe Streets
Stroudsburg, PA 18630
POCONO TOWNSHIP OPEN RECORDS OFFICER, Jane Cilurso maybe contacted at:
Jane Cilurso, Supervisor
Pocono Township
P.O. Box 197
Tannersville, Pa. 18372
Phone: 570-629-1922 Ext. 212
Fax: 570-629-7325
E-mail: jcilurso@poconotownship.org
Requests
Requests shall be made in writing to the township Open
Records Officer on the
form provided by the township.
Response
The Township shall make a good-faith effort to provide the
requested public record(s) as promptly as possible. The Open
Records Officer shall cooperate with those requesting
records to review and/or duplicate original Township
documents while taking reasonable measure to protect
township documents from the possibility of theft, damage,
and/or modification.
The Open Records Officer shall review all written requests
for access to public records. As soon as possible, but no
later than five business days after receiving a written
request to access public records, the Open Records Officer
shall respond to such requests in writing consistent with
Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.
For more
information about the state of Pennsylvania's Open Record
law, please visit:
http://openrecords.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?
Pocono Township Police Department
Open Records Officer
Sgt. Phillip Riley
PO Box 197
Tannersville, Pa. 18372
Phone: 570-629-7200 Ext. 231