Town of Tonawanda Sexual Harassment & Toxic Work Environment (City Of Tonawanda)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

-All materials and records describing and sufficient to show/disclose all allegations of sexual harassment, hostile work environment, or other misconduct made against Brett Rider or Randall Rider including correspondence with all city officials in regard to these allegations. Where discipline was warranted, please provide access to, or information regarding sexual harassment trainings used.

-All materials and records describing treatment of individuals who have made claims against Brett Rider or Randall Rider, reports of retaliation, and any policies regarding the treatment of such individuals, particularly as it relates to scheduling.

Please provide materials created during the following timeframes:
• January 1, 2017 - November 10, 2020
• November 11, 2020 - August 8, 2021

This request is being made in the public interest by a community organization pursuing research regarding effective policies for responding to and healing from instances of harassment and toxic work environments.

Sincerely,

Shannon Herbert

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,

Shannon Herbert