Right To Know

Open Records Officer
Richland Township hereby designates the Township Manager, Leslie Huhn, as the Township Open Records Officer. Chief of Police, Rich Ficco is hereby designated as the Alternate Open Records Officer. The Alternate Open Records Officer shall serve as an assistant to the Open Records Officer.

Requests
Public records will be available for inspection and copying at the Richland Township Municipal Building located at 1328 California Road during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with the exception of holidays.

Requests shall be in writing and directed to the Open Records Officer at Richland Township, 1328 California Road, Suite A, Quakertown, PA 18951 or sent via email.

Written requests shall be on a Standard Right To Know Request Form and shall include the date of the request, the name and address of the requester, and a clear description of the records sought. If requesting information by e-mail, an e-mail address must be provided on the form.

Open Records Officer
Leslie Huhn
Email: info@richlandtownship.org

Alternate Open Records Officer
Rich Ficco
Email: richf@richlandtownshippd.org

Fees
Paper copies will be $.25 per page or per side of a two sided copy. Specialized documents including, but not limited to, blueprints, color copies, and non-standard sized documents shall be charged the actual cost of production. If “True and Correct Certification” is requested, an additional charge of $1.00 will be added. If mailing is requested, the cost of postage will be charged. The Township will require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.

Response
The township will make good faith effort to provide the requested public records as promptly as feasible. The Open Records Officer or Alternate shall cooperate with those requesting to review and/or duplicate original township documents while taking reasonable measures to protect township documents from the possibility of theft, damage and/or modification.

The Open Records Officer or Alternate shall review all written requests for access to public records. As soon as possible, but no later than five business days after receiving a written request to access public records, the Open Records Officer or Alternate shall respond to all such requests in a manner consistent with Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.

If access to a record is denied, the response shall include a reason for denial as stipulated in Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.

Contact Information for Appeals
If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal in writing to Liz Wagenseller, Executive Director, Office of Open Records, 333 Market Street, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234.

Appeals of requests for criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney of Bucks County, Matthew D. Weintraub, at Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, 100 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Doylestown, PA 18901.

If you have questions regarding our Right-to-Know Policy, please contact 215-536-4066.

Record Request Form
Standard Right To Know Request Form