From b01dcd30b593039c1281bd699268c5dc581512bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Yu Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:03:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Edits to About and FAQ pages --- app/templates/main/about.html | 9 ++++----- app/templates/main/faq.html | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/templates/main/about.html b/app/templates/main/about.html index 9fcb3464f..199fa80e9 100644 --- a/app/templates/main/about.html +++ b/app/templates/main/about.html @@ -43,8 +43,7 @@

interfere with investigations or judicial proceedings, deprive a person to a fair trial, identify a confidential source, reveal investigative techniques, or endanger a person's life. Records such as reports and data will be posted to the portal 20 business days after they are sent - directly to the requester. Records that contain email correspondence from government employees - will be sent directly to the requester. + directly to the requester.

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In 2014, the Department of Records and Information Services and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications began working with the open source code from the Oakland application to create additional features and functionality required to meet the FOIL needs of New York City agencies. The - resulting FOIL portal, is part of the Mayor’s overall initiative for transparency in government. The - initial beta version of OpenRecords was released in March 2015 for use with eight pilot agencies.. The - current version 2.0 was released in January 2017 and is used by 21 agencies, with more to be added on a + resulting FOIL portal is part of Mayor de Blasio's overall initiative for transparency in government. The + initial beta version of OpenRecords was released in March 2015 for use with eight pilot agencies. The + current version 2.1 was released in August 2017 and is used by 38 agencies, with more to be added on a regular basis. The DORIS development team rewrote all of the code to increase the stability and robustness of the application. diff --git a/app/templates/main/faq.html b/app/templates/main/faq.html index 5e30dc883..a9ef6d5d9 100644 --- a/app/templates/main/faq.html +++ b/app/templates/main/faq.html @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@

Are there any public records that I can’t see?

people. If disclosure of a record would be damaging to an individual or prevent a government agency from carrying out its duties, it is likely that some or all of the record may be withheld. You can read the law, including the exceptions, by clicking here. See FOIL §87(2) + href="https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2015/pbo/article-6/87/">See FOIL §87(2)
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What if I don’t agree with an agency’s response?

You may appeal a decision to deny your request within 30 days of receiving the denial or partial denial. The denial or partial denial should provide the contact information for the Agency Appeals Officer. Your appeal letter should state the reason you are appealing and why the agency's response - to the request was improper. [See the New York State sample FOIL appeal] + to the request was improper.
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