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Sam Mellins filed this request with the Office of the Governor - New York of New York.
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R000711-080523

Status
Completed

From: Sam Mellins

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Schedules for January-June 2023 for Elizabeth Fine, Karen Keogh, Micah Lasher, Tania Dissanayake, Chatodd Floyd, and Brian Lesswing

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sam Mellins

From: Office of the Governor - New York

Dear Sam Mellins:
This message acknowledges receipt of your request. Your request was received in this office on 8/5/2023 and given the reference number R000711-080523 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Schedules for January-June 2023 for Elizabeth Fine, Karen Keogh, Micah Lasher, Tania Dissanayake, Chatodd Floyd, and Brian Lesswing

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sam Mellins

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From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before October 3, 2023, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before November 1, 2023, if we have not completed our response by then Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before November 30, 2023, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before December 29, 2023, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before January 29, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before February 28, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before March 27, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before April 24, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before May 22, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023. We will provide you with a status update on or before June 21, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office
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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before July 22, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office
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From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before August 19, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before September 17, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before October 16, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Sam Mellins

Dear Records Access Officer:

This is an appeal of the office of the governor's determination on 9/17/24, regarding the above request. The office of the governor has constructively denied my request. The possible return date of 10/16/24 -- more than a year after the request was filed – is unreasonable, given the narrow scope of the request.

Because of this appeal, the office is required by law to provide specific reasons within 10 business days explaining why this request cannot be filled, or else, must provide the records sought.

According to the Committee on Open Government, if a government entity acknowledges that a request has been received, but has failed to grant access by the specific date given beyond twenty business days, or if the specific date given is unreasonable, a request may be considered to have been constructively denied (see §89[4][a]). In such a circumstance, the denial may be appealed in accordance with §89(4)(a), which states in relevant part that:

“...any person denied access to a record may within thirty days appeal in writing such denial to the head, chief executive or governing body of the entity, or the person therefore designated by such head, chief executive, or governing body, who shall within ten business days of the receipt of such appeal fully explain in writing to the person requesting the record the reasons for further denial, or provide access to the record sought.”

I, on behalf of New York Focus, am requesting either you fill this FOIL request, or else provide a full explanation as to the reason for the denial, as required by law, of this public record.

Sincerely,
Sam Mellins
Senior Reporter, New York Focus

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, Please be advised that we require additional time to complete our response to your FOIL request dated August 05, 2023.  We will provide you with a status update on or before November 15, 2024, if we have not completed our response by then. Thank you for your courtesy in this matter. New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office

From: Sam Mellins

Dear Records Access Officer:

This is an appeal of the office of the governor's determination on 10/16/24, regarding the above request. The office of the governor has constructively denied my request. The possible return date of 11/15/24 -- more than a year after the request was filed – is unreasonable, given the narrow scope of the request.

Because of this appeal, the office is required by law to provide specific reasons within 10 business days explaining why this request cannot be filled, or else, must provide the records sought.

According to the Committee on Open Government, if a government entity acknowledges that a request has been received, but has failed to grant access by the specific date given beyond twenty business days, or if the specific date given is unreasonable, a request may be considered to have been constructively denied (see §89[4][a]). In such a circumstance, the denial may be appealed in accordance with §89(4)(a), which states in relevant part that:

“...any person denied access to a record may within thirty days appeal in writing such denial to the head, chief executive or governing body of the entity, or the person therefore designated by such head, chief executive, or governing body, who shall within ten business days of the receipt of such appeal fully explain in writing to the person requesting the record the reasons for further denial, or provide access to the record sought.”

I, on behalf of New York Focus, am requesting either you fill this FOIL request, or else provide a full explanation as to the reason for the denial, as required by law, of this public record.

Sincerely,
Sam Mellins
Senior Reporter, New York Focus

From: Office of the Governor - New York

Please see the attached.

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*Bella S. Satra*

Assistant Counsel to the Governor

*New York State Executive Chamber*

State Capitol, Rm 214, Albany NY 12224

Office: 518-474-1836 | bella.satra@exec.ny.gov <bella.satra@gmail.com>

www.governor.ny.gov

From: Office of the Governor - New York

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RE: FOIL Records Request of August 05, 2023, Reference # R000711-080523 Dear Sam Mellins, his letter responds to your request dated August 05, 2023, which pursuant to FOIL, requested: Schedules for January - June 2023 for Elizabeth Fine, Karen Keogh, Micah Lasher, Tania Dissanayake, Chatodd Floyd, and Brian Lesswing. This office has conducted a diligent search of available records, and responsive records are now available in the Records Access Center portal. Please log in to the Records Access Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive records. FOIL Records Request - R000711-080523 (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXWS-2BCZju-2FdMaGhbSjKp8W92mhZKDmfdLZ4ArdFOtNdJfdOVXnbtV2ebcXq-2BgnF8q2j27QXb-2F4faA-2FIQRTRvOQpc-3DKgNG_-2FyTXAIHUhUyy7Z6Yld3j7d1Lp8v26fSjy4RuxfTY3l629L9TaPzSigzgEPI7MQp-2Bm46zDeWF-2FfqIufCPCYRocKd7bOqiigSoYnQM3Ap0ynZ0eQW4XweUjDA5vXh9X3yy4bl5iHNkHg9Hci8MCfPT4Owj0mzWvFxNAeYsOosrhkbfnMJmXuonCanQuzjGq85iBREqA8IHCdCufVVmC2Heax7QeVggPbW4xcxF8xvErl0i5kUGLQVQnCcsfAMeNzJf7mO-2FDD13Jr9CMSj2LLeiBpKaR9kZgoywoW3kk0UcWYKSpigzdQZ1yTHgzyO3YhLTSvdg9oRXs2TznjqVrtB-2B5Zek-2F7KWZVrWBB8tTlEA5xMkmXwNxcAsGk4roBj-2FaHPc) Please be advised that records responsive to your request have been redacted pursuant to the following provisions of the New York State Public Officers Law ("POL"): Public Officers Law § 87(2)(a) precludes access to records that are “specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal statute.” Accordingly, certain portions of records that respond to your request are exempt from production pursuant to Civil Practice Law and Rules §§ 3101(c) and 4503(a) as they are privileged. Portions of the records that respond to your request are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Public Officers Law § 87(2)(b) because, if disclosed, would “constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Additionally, portions of records that respond to your request are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Public Officers Law § 87(2)(f) because “if disclosed, they could endanger the life or safety of any person.” Further, certain records that respond to your request are exempt from disclosure because they constitute “inter-agency or intra-agency materials” which are not: statistical or factual tabulations or data; instructions to staff that affect the public; final agency policy or determinations; or external audits.  Public Officers Law § 87(2)(g). Finally, portions of records responsive to your request are exempt from production because they contain information which “if disclosed, would jeopardize the capacity of an agency or an entity that has shared information with an agency to guarantee the security of its information technology assets, such assets encompassing both electronic information systems and infrastructures.”  Public Officers Law § 87(2)(i). Please note that this document is a temporal record, and the activities detailed in the enclosed schedules do not serve as confirmation or definitive evidence of their occurrence. Pursuant to Public Officers Law § 89(4)(a), you have thirty (30) days to take a written appeal of this determination.  You may appeal by writing:  FOIL Appeals Officer, Executive Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York, 12224; or by email at Records.Access@exec.ny.gov. Sincerely, New York State Executive Chamber Records Access Office
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Records Access Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXWS-2BCZju-2FdMaGhbSjKp8W92mhZKDmfdLZ4ArdFOtNdJfdOVXnbtV2ebcXq-2BgnF8q2j27QXb-2F4faA-2FIQRTRvOQpc-3DK-F5_-2FyTXAIHUhUyy7Z6Yld3j7d1Lp8v26fSjy4RuxfTY3l629L9TaPzSigzgEPI7MQp-2Bm46zDeWF-2FfqIufCPCYRocKd7bOqiigSoYnQM3Ap0ynZ0eQW4XweUjDA5vXh9X3yy4bl5iHNkHg9Hci8MCfPT4Owj0mzWvFxNAeYsOosrhkbfnMJmXuonCanQuzjGq85iBREqA8IHCdCufVVmC2Heax7QeVggPbW4xcxF8xvErl0i5kUGLQVQnCcsfAMeNzJfM6lEpFdo-2FPZBe-2BiGr-2FM5cV1WeeSUBHUjVZ3IPy0qP-2BdsdL8M7oc65NtzVC8T-2BWB70tE7gdYsUK3BHZ2SfxnTHq3nBRbeDqSOeG2Iqq1q0atsBHQ5My6SSNjXYw-2Bz4l1l)