Provision 1· us, new-york, public-officers-law
Public Officers Law §84 — Legislative declaration. § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the understanding and participation of the public in government. As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incumbent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible. The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the docume [...]
Provision 2· us, new-york, public-officers-law
Public Officers Law §86 — Definitions. § 86. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. "Judiciary" means the courts of the state, including any municipal or district court, whether or not of record. 2. "State legislature" means the legislature of the state of New York, including any committee, subcommittee, joint committee, select committee, or commission thereof. 3. "Agency" means any state or municipal department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public corporation, council, office or other governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function for the state or any one or more municipalities thereof, except the judiciary or the state legislature. 4. "Record" means any information kept, held, filed, prod [...]
Provision 3· us, new-york, public-officers-law
Public Officers Law §87 — Access to agency records. § 87. Access to agency records. 1. (a) Within sixty days after the effective date of this article, the governing body of each public corporation shall promulgate uniform rules and regulations for all agencies in such public corporation pursuant to such general rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the committee on open government in conformity with the provisions of this article, pertaining to the administration of this article. (b) Each agency shall promulgate rules and regulations, in conformity with this article and applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and pursuant to such general rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the committee on open govern [...]
Provision 4· us, new-york, public-officers-law
Public Officers Law §89 — General provisions (Committee on Open Government, appeals, fees). § 89. General provisions relating to access to records; certain cases. The provisions of this section apply to access to all records, except as hereinafter specified: 1. (a) The committee on open government is continued and shall consist of the lieutenant governor or the delegate of such officer, the secretary of state or the delegate of such officer, whose office shall act as secretariat for the committee, the commissioner of the office of general services or the delegate of such officer, the director of the budget or the delegate of such officer, and seven other persons, none of whom shall hold any other state or local public office except the representative of local governments as set forth herei [...]