Hialeah Police Department Request

Jenny Wadhwa filed this request with the Hialeah Police Department of Hialeah, FL.
Tracking #

24-4560
Submitted April 10, 2024
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Jenny Wadhwa

Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Hialeah Police Department Request

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To Whom it may concern,
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records from the past year regarding your nuisance property ordinance that will be referred to as ordinance in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as Code of Ordinances, Code enforcement, Administrative Abatement of Drug or Prostitution Related Nuisances as described in Part II, Chapter 22, Article IV of the city code.
Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:
• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request.
Sincerely,
Jenny Wadhwa

From: Hialeah Police Department

Subject: Your City of Hialeah, FL public records request #24-4560 has been opened.

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City of Hialeah, FL

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Your record request #24-4560 has been submitted successfully.

Thank you for contacting the City of Hialeah. We are in receipt of your public records request.

You may use the following two links to access the City’s policy on public records:

https://www.hialeahfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/612/Ordinance-2013-85-PDF

https://www.hialeahfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/182/Ordinance-2018-026-PDF

These provisions are consistent with Florida law, and we hope you will find them informative as we fulfill your request.

Please be advised that processing your public records request may require extensive use of information technology resources, and/or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance. The City has determined that any request that requires more than fifteen minutes to locate, gather, review, redact, copy or make records available for inspection is an extensive request. These services will be charged at the hourly rate of the least paid employee capable of performing the task according to the City’s policy.

You may use the following link to access the City’s ordinance, codified at Section 2-871 in the City of Hialeah Code of Ordinances, which describes the costs of duplication and certification of public documents:

https://library.municode.com/fl/hialeah/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTVFI_DIV2FECH_S2-871DUCEPUDO .

The law requires that we respond to your request within a reasonable time. Reasonable time includes the time necessary to search for records, review and redact the records for exempt or confidential material, as well as copy the records or make them available for inspection.

At this time, we will forward your request to the appropriate department(s) in the City to determine whether any records within the department are responsive to your request. Once we have had an opportunity to conduct an internal search, we will prepare a cost estimate for time and resources necessary to provide you with your records, if any, as provided by the City’s policy.

Thank you.

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* May 27: Memorial Day

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