RIGHT TO KNOW LAW

 

Right-to-Know Law

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:
Nancy Sborz,
Borough of Berwick
1800 N. Market Street
Berwick, PA 18603
Phone: 570-752-2723 X15
Fax: 570-752-2726
nsborz@berwick-pa.com

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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.

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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
 Right-to-Know Law
 
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:
Nancy Sborz, Administrative Assistant
Borough of Berwick
1800 N. Market Street
Berwick, PA 18603
Phone: 570-752-2723 X15
Fax: 570-752-2726
 
 
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
 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 Nancy Sborz, Administrative Assistant in writing by mail or at nsborz@berwick-pa.com