An unprecedented audit by the Press Club of Long Island on the responsiveness of 195 municipalities and agencies to New York State Freedom of Information Law requirements revealed almost two-thirds failed to respond to requests for public records before the deadlines set by the law while almost half did not provide a list of documents they’re required to maintain.
And almost one-third of the villages did not provide a required written FOIL policy, although these policies are already in their municipal codes.
The overall average grade that Long Island local governments and agencies received for FOIL compliance is a C.