(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) - What can be done if a public body holds a secret meeting? What if a public body makes a decision in private that should have been made in public? Any ...

(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) - The law provides for closed or “executive” sessions under circumstances prescribed in the law. It is important to emphasize that an executive session is not ...

(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) - The Open Meetings Law, often known as the “Sunshine Law”, went into effect in 1977. Amendments that clarify and reaffirm your right to hear the deliberations of ...

(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) - Requesting records via letter (sample) - Records Access Officer Name of Agency Address of Agency City, NY, ZIP code Re: Freedom of Information Law ...

(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) Section 88 of the Freedom of Information Law applies only to the State Legislature and provides access to the following records in its possession: (a) bills, ...

(The following text comes from “Your Right to Know,” a publication of New York state’s Committee on Open Government.) - Protection of privacy - One of the exceptions to rights of access referenced earlier states that records may be withheld when disclosure would result in “an ...