Todd Ostrowski, Jill Herrington, and Mike Filicetti Personnel Records
| Submitted | March 13, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | April 4, 2022 |
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From: The Riford Family
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
On 07/13/2020, Kevin Riford requested the following:
"The releasable personnel records of Niagara County Sheriff's Officers: Todd Ostrowski, Jill Herrington, and Mike Filicetti, as well as any and all disciplinary records that identify Todd Ostrowski, Jill Herrington, and Mike Filicetti as a subject.
It is the my understanding that pursuant to legislation signed by the Governor of the State of New York, the law that prevented disclosure of this material (Civil Rights Law Section 50-a) has been repealed and all such records are now covered by the Freedom of Information Law.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Law as it has been amended by aforementioned legislation, records that may be released include "the complaints, allegations, and charges against an employee; the name of the employee complained of or charged; the transcript of any disciplinary trial or hearing, including any exhibits introduced at such trial or hearing; the disposition of any disciplinary proceeding; and the final written opinion or memorandum supporting the disposition and discipline imposed including the agency's complete factual findings and its analysis of the conduct and appropriate discipline of the covered employee."
1.) Please provide the following: Any and all records provided by the Niagara County Sheriff's Office in response to Kevin Riford's 07/13/2020 aforementioned FOIL request.
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,
Joanne Riford
From: Niagara County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern:
We are this date in receipt of the above FOIL request. We will search for the records you are requesting and reply to your request within twenty (20) days.
Notice: This electronic transmission is intended for the sole use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected information. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information, is strictly prohibited. Niagara County is not responsible for the content of any external hyperlink referenced in this email or any email. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ALONG WITH ANY PAPER OR ELECTRONIC COPIES. Thank you for your cooperation.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 13, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Niagara County Sheriff
Like it says in my email of 3/14, 20 days from that date.
From: Niagara County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern:
In regard to the above FOIL request, please be advised that we found pages that match your request, which were already previously emailed to you on 9/11/20. Please forward a check in the amount of $76.75 payable to Niagara County Sheriff's Office and send to P. O. Box 496, Lockport, New York 14095 to my attention. Upon receipt of your check, we will forward the duplicate redacted records to you.
Notice: This electronic transmission is intended for the sole use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected information. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information, is strictly prohibited. Niagara County is not responsible for the content of any external hyperlink referenced in this email or any email. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ALONG WITH ANY PAPER OR ELECTRONIC COPIES. Thank you for your cooperation.
From: Niagara County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern:
In regard to the above FOIL request, please be advised that we found pages that match your request, which were already previously emailed to you on 9/11/20. Please forward a check in the amount of $76.75 payable to Niagara County Sheriff's Office and send to P. O. Box 496, Lockport, New York 14095 to my attention. Upon receipt of your check, we will forward the duplicate redacted records to you.
Notice: This electronic transmission is intended for the sole use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected information. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information, is strictly prohibited. Niagara County is not responsible for the content of any external hyperlink referenced in this email or any email. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ALONG WITH ANY PAPER OR ELECTRONIC COPIES. Thank you for your cooperation.