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Joan Mangione
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law, this is a request for a copy of the following records: An
electronic copy of 'any' and 'all' vendor payee payments for the fiscal year 2017. Production shall include the
vendor name; vendor address; vendor city, vendor state name, vendor zip code; check date/ ACH date; check
number/ACH code; check amount/ ACH amount; department; agency; type of payment (i.e. contract, grant,
etc.), and description of products or services/purpose of payment.
Four common reports which are acceptable and may already be in your accounting system include, Vendor
Activity Report, Voucher Detail Report, Voucher Summary Report and AP Check Listing Parameters. The
preferred method for sending this is by electronic mail with an attached document formatted in CSV or XLS
to NewYork@OperrTheBooks.com. If these specific reports do not exist, an export including the fields
mentioned above is acceptable.
As you know, the Freedom of Information Law requires that an agency respond to a request within five
business days of a request. I have attached a link to the law http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foII2.htmi for your
convenience.
If any records or portions of records are withheld, please state the exemption on which you rely, the basis on
which the exemption is invoked, and the name of the individual responsible for the decision.
Thank you for your prompt consideration of my request. If you have any questions, or if I can be of any
assistance, please e-mail me at Newyork@OpenTheBooks.com.
Sincerely,
Denise Cattoni
American Transparency
P.O. Box 970999
Boca Raton, FL 33497-0999
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Freedom of Information Law Appeal
Dear Linda Woodward,
We sent a Freedom of Information Law request to the Records Access Officer (attached) on 07/10%2018.
We requested an electronic copy of "any" and "all" vendor payee payments for the year 2017. Having received
many FOIL responses to this request from other NY agencies, four common reports have leen submitted, all of
which are acceptable and may be familiar to you: Vendor Activity Report, Voucher Detail Report, Voucher
Summary Report, and AP Check Listing Parameters.
More than five business days have passed since the receipt of the request and our organization has not
received a response. Consequently, we consider the request to have been denied, and we are appealing on
that basis.
Section 89(4)(x) of the Freedom of information Law, requires the head or governing body of an agency, or
whomever is designated to determine appeals, to respond within 10 business days of the receipt of an appeal.
If the records are denied on appeal, please explain the reasons for the denial fully in writing as required by law.
In addition, the Freedom of Information Law directs that all appeals and the determinations that follow be
sent to the Committee on Open Government, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave.,
Albany, New York 32231.
The records sought are clearly accessible under FOIL. Please be advised that FOIL now authorizes a court to
award attorney fees when an applicant has substantialiy prevailed and the agency has failed to provide
documents within the limits imposed by the law.
We look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Denise Catt€3ni
American Transparency
P.O. Box 970999
Boca Raton, FL 33497-0999
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81812018 Re: New Freedom of information Law - Village of Cayuga Heights submitted on O7/10/2018
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Good Morning Denise,
I apologize for the delay in sending this information.
The Village was in the process of finalizing the Annual Update
Document (Annual f=inancial Report) to N.Y.S. The information
requested is located on our website.
www.cayuga-h eights. ny.us/treasurer
Sincerely,
Jeff
Jeffrey D. Walken
Village of Cayuga Heights
836 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Office 607-257-1238 ext. 102
Fax 607-257-4910
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