Right to Know Law

RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW

Requests for records must be addressed to the Agency Open Records Officer and can be submitted by email, fax, mail, or in person.


The request should be specific and not seek answers to questions. After filing a request, a response will be issued within 5 business days.


Berwick’s Open Records Officer is:

Damien Scoblink,

Borough of Berwick

1800 N. Market Street

Phone: 570-752-2723 X2011

Fax: 570-752-2726

dscoblink@berwick-pa.com

 

CLICK HERE FOR RIGHT TO KNOW FORM

 

Requesting Berwick Borough Records

FILING AN APPEAL

When a request is denied or deemed denial, a requester may file an appeal to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.

The appeal must be filed within 15 business days of the denial or deemed denial date.

The appeal must also include the request, agency denial if one exists, and address agency grounds that the request was denied.

An appeals officer will determine if the record(s) is subject to public access.

 

FORM INFORMATION ON HOW TO FILE AN APPEAL

ONLINE APPEAL FORM

FEE SCHEDULE

 

An appeal may be filed to the Office of Open Records via its Online Appeal Form, email, fax, or in person at:

Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234
Phone: 717-346-9903
Fax: 717-425-5343
Email: openrecords@pa.gov

Right to Know Information

Requesting Berwick Borough Records

 

Requests for records must be addressed to the Agency Open Records Officer and can be submitted by email, fax, mail, or in person. The request should be specific and not seek answers to questions. After filing a request, a response will be issued within 5 business days.

 

Berwick’s Open Records Officer is:

Damien Scoblink, Borough Manager

Borough of Berwick

1800 N. Market Street

Berwick, PA 18603

Phone: 570-752-2723 X2011

Fax: 570-752-2726

dscoblink@berwick-pa.com

 

All request forms may be obtained at City Hall, 1800 N. Market Street, Berwick, PA 18603

Check out the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records website for more details by clicking here.

 

You can download Berwick Borough's RIGHT-TO-KNOW (a.k.a. Open Records Request) request form by clicking here.

 

All RIGHT-TO-KNOW (a.k.a. Open Records Request) requests must be submitted to Damien Scoblink, Borough Manager in writing by mail or at dscoblink@berwick-pa.com

 

Examples of non-public records:

 

  • Social Security numbers
  • Drivers license numbers
  • Employee numbers
  • Home, cellular personal phone numbers
  • Personal financial information
  • Spouse’s name, marital status, beneficiary or dependent information
  • Home addresses of law enforcement and judges
  • Identity of confidential informants.
  • Records that identify social service recipients, including welfare recipients
  • A minor’s name, home address, date of birth.
  • Constituent requests to a member of the House or Senate
  • Pre-decisional deliberations