Kemp - "Reopen Georgia"
| Submitted | May 5, 2020 |
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From: Freddy Martinez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
For the week of April 20th to April 24th 2020, we seek copies of any records from the Governor's email addresses that contain the following keywords:
"Reopen," "coronavirus", "covid-19," "White House" and "task force"
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 within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Freddy Martinez
From: Office of the Governor of Georgia
Mr. Martinez,
On Tuesday, May 5th, 2020, our Office received your open records request for:
"For the week of April 20th to April 24th 2020, we seek copies of any records from the Governor's email addresses that contain the following keywords:
'Reopen,' 'coronavirus,' 'covid-19,' 'White House' and 'task force'"
After performing a diligent search, our office has identified a minimum of approximately 9,000 pages of results potentially responsive to your request. The search was performed using your parameters.
To fulfill your request, we will have to undergo a legal review of the records for confidential, exempt, or privileged information in accordance with, but not limited to, O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 et. seq. Excluding the first fifteen (15) minutes of review, the estimated cost for fulfillment of your request is $1,121.25. If you agree to pay the estimated cost for such records, due to the large number of requests in front of yours, we expect to be able to provide the redacted records to you by close of business on Friday, June 19th, 2020. Please advise how you wish to proceed.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
Office of the Georgia Governor
open.records@georgia.gov<mailto:open.records@georgia.gov>
From: Freddy Martinez
Open Records Officer,
Can your office please give me an estimate for the following keywords only: 'White House' and 'task force' for that time frame?
We are attempting to find the right balance in the records we seek as well as the the cost of these records.
Thank you,
Freddy Martinez
Policy Analyst
Freddy Martinez
From: Office of the Governor of Georgia
Mr. Martinez,
On Tuesday, May 12th, 2020, our Office received your modified open records request narrowing a previous request to include:
Can your office please give me an estimate for the following keywords only: 'White House' and 'task force' for that time frame?
After performing a diligent search, using your narrowed parameters, our office has identified a minimum of approximately 2,200 pages of records potentially responsive to your request.
To fulfill your request, we will have to undergo a legal review of the records for confidential, exempt, or privileged information in accordance with, but not limited to, O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 et. seq. Excluding the first fifteen (15) minutes of review, the estimated cost for fulfillment of your request is $478.12. If you agree to pay the estimated cost for such records, due to the large number of requests in front of yours, we expect to be able to provide the redacted records to you by close of business on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Please advise how you wish to proceed.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
Office of the Georgia Governor
open.records@georgia.gov<mailto:open.records@georgia.gov>
From: Freddy Martinez
Open Records Officer,
Can we further narrow it to just use the keyword "White House"? We are still interested in these records but are trying to drill them down to a more manageable size.
Thank you,
Freddy Martinez
From: Office of the Governor of Georgia
Mr. Martinez,
On Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020, our Office received your open records request further limiting a prior request to:
"just use the keyword 'White House'"
After performing a diligent search, using the keyword "White House" our office has identified approximately 100 pages of documents that are responsive to your request. The minimum estimated cost for production is $15.42. To fulfill your request, we will have to undergo a legal review of the records for confidential, exempt, or privileged information in accordance with, but not limited to, O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 et. seq. We expect to be able to provide, due to the size and number of requests in front of yours, the redacted records to you by close of business on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. Please advise how you wish to proceed.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
Office of the Georgia Governor
open.records@georgia.gov<mailto:open.records@georgia.gov>
From: Office of the Governor of Georgia
Mr. Martinez,
On Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020, our Office received your open records request further limiting a prior request to:
"just use the keyword 'White House'"
Please find attached 81 pages of responsive documents. The records have been redacted for confidential, exempt, or privileged information in accordance with, but not limited to, O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 et. seq.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
Office of the Georgia Governor
open.records@georgia.gov<mailto:open.records@georgia.gov>
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