Media Public Disclosure Request (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

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Request Title: Media Public Disclosure Request (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all hiring and personnel records for Dr. Andrew Kolodny, for any paid or voluntary position Dr. Kolodny has held in your agency. Please see below for further details on his employment locations and dates.
These records should include, but are not limited to:
• Job/Volunteer position applications
• Resumes and CVs
• Letters concerning offers, hire, promotion, disciplinary proceedings and/or dismissals
• Documentation of commendations, recommendations and rewards
• Training records
• Contracts for services
• Salary and bonus records
• Disciplinary actions and/or investigations and/or decisions
• Letters of resignation
This information concerning his employment and volunteer history is provided to help you locate his records:
• 2003 to 2005 — New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Medical Director for Special Projects, Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner
• 2006 to 2014 — New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; Medical Advisory Panel
• 20011 to 2012 — Office of the Governor; Inter-agency Work Group on Prescription Drug Abuse
• 2012 — City of New York, Office of the Mayor; Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse

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 thumb-drive 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,

Natalie St. John

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Please contact the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via email at foil@health.nyc.gov
for any further information. (mailto:foil@health.nyc.gov)

Dear Natalie John:

FOIL Control #: 2021FR01233

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request. It has been assigned the above-noted control number and has been submitted for processing.

You should receive a response from the program/bureau within twenty(20) business days. Please note that as of January 1, 2019, the Department may charge the statutorily allowable fee of 25¢ per page for photocopied pages of FOIL responses. You will be advised by the program/bureau of the fee that is due and, upon receipt of your payment by check or money order, the copies will be forwarded to you.
All inquiries about the status of your request should be made with the program/bureau and control number noted above.

Thank you,

FOIL Administration

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

347-396-6011 (ph.)

347-396-6087 (f)

recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov<mailto:recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov>

Dear Natalie John:

After a thorough search, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was unable to locate records responsive to your Freedom of Information Law request with the above-referenced control number.

I apologize for the delay.
Regards,

Bernadette O'Donnell
Records Access Officer / Agency Attorney
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
42-09 28th St., CN 14-29
Long Island City, NY 11101

Dear Natalie John:

DOHMH was able to locate the attached after receiving your last inquiry on this matter. Information that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy has been redacted pursuant to FOIL §§ 87(2)(b) and 89(2)(b).

We suspect that any additional records which may have been responsive to this request were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

You may appeal the redactions made to these records within 30 days of this message to:

Chari Anhouse, Esquire
Appeals Officer & Associate General Counsel
Email: recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov<mailto:recordsaccess@health.nyc.gov>

The notice of appeal should include the request control number, the date of this denial message, a description of the records that were the subject of the request, the specific legal grounds for your appeal, and the full name and address of the original requester.

Thank you,

Bernadette O'Donnell