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Right to Know

Initiate a Right-To-Know request to the Township Administration

Administration Right-to-Know Officer: Skye Sorresso, Assistant to the Manager

Initiate a Right-To-Know request to the Police Department

Police Department Right-to-Know Officer: Mark Goldberg, Chief of Police

All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection, retrieval, and duplication at the Municipal Building during established business hours (M-Th: 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. / F: 7 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) with the exception of weekends and holidays.

Requests shall be made in writing to the Township Open Records Officer on a form provided by the township.

Paper copies shall be 25 cents per page per side. The certification of a record is $1 per record. Specialized documents including, but not limited to blueprints, 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.

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 2009, the Right-to-Know Law.

If access to a record is denied, the response shall include a reason for denial as stipulated in Act 3 of 2009, the Right-to-Know Law.

The appeal shall be filed within 15 business days of the mailing date of the township’s 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.

To contact the state Office of Open Records:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

Phone: 717-346-9903
Fax: 717-425-5343
Email: openrecords@pa.gov

If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal in writing to:
Liz Wagenseller, Executive Director
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney of Bucks County, Matt Weintraub, at:
Office of the District Attorney
Bucks County Justice Center
100 N Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901

Phone: 215-348-6344
Fax: 215-348-6299