Public Record Policies, Procedures & Request Form
The Right to Know Law governs release of records only and does not respond to specific questions.
A record is defined as “any information regardless of its physical form or character that documents a transaction or activity of an agency AND is created, received, or retained pursuant to law OR in connection with a transaction, business or activity of an agency.” AND is created, received, or retained pursuant to law OR in connection with a transaction, business or activity of an agency.”
Records are in the form of papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, film or sound recordings, information stored or maintained electronically and a data-processed or image-processed documents. Note that e-mails can also be a form of public records, subject to certain exceptions.
Incomplete forms and non-specific requests will be returned to you for clarification and will delay completion of request. Current Borough policy states we will not honor anonymous requests. All requesters need a person’s name plus the residential address of requester (it may NOT be a business).