Mission Statement"The Mission of the Borough of Southmont's Office of open Records is to enforce the state's Right-to-Know law and to serve as a resource for citizens, public officials and members of the media in obtaining public records of their government."
How to Submit a Right-to-Know Request to the Borough of Southmont
- All requests for records must be in writing. Each request must identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to enable the Borough of Southmont to ascertain which records are being requested. Each request must also provide a name and address to which the Borough of Southmont response will be directed.
- Requests may be sent to the Borough Office via mail, fax or in person during regular business hours except holidays and official office closings. All requests must be address to the Borough's Open Records Officer as follows:
Attn: Open Records Officer
148 Wonder Street
Johnstown, PA 15905
- Email: smtboro@atlanticbbn.net
Subject: Open Records Request
Fees If a written request for records is granted, the following fees will be charged to the requestor:
- $0.25 per page for duplication
- $2.00 per record certification
- Actual costs for postage, facsimile or other media and for duplication of specialized records
Requestors must pay all applicable fees before access to requested records is provided. Should the Borough of Southmont determine that applicable fees are projected to exceed $100.00, the requester will be required to prepay the fees before the request is processed. All fees must be paid by cash, certified check, bank check, money order made payable to the "Borough of Southmont."
All appeals shall be addressed as follows:
Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
Phone: (717) 346-9903
Email:
openrecords@state.pa.usWebsite:
http://openrecords.state.pa.us
PA Open Records Website
