Hamilton County Google contracts

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, and statements of work between Hamilton County Job and Family Services and Google pertaining to Google Cloud's public benefits tools referenced in this blog post: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/new-google-cloud-public-benefit-solutions-power-rental-and-housing-assistance-efforts-nationwide.

2) Documentation of the predictive model(s) built by Google for benefits fraud detection. This should include, where possible, an executive summary of the model, a list of the variables the model considers, how those variables are weighed by the model, explanations of the machine learning techniques employed, the results of accuracy validation tests, and the results of disparate impact tests.

3) A de-identified data set containing all benefit claims flagged as potentially improper/fraudulent by the Google predictive model(s) from the time the system was implemented until the present date. Please note, that I am requesting this dataset not contain data fields that are personally identifiable (e.g., name, street address, SSN).

4) A de-identified data set containing all benefit claims NOT flagged as potentially improper/fraudulent by the Google predictive model(s) from the time the system was implemented until the present date. Please note, that I am requesting this dataset not contain data fields that are personally identifiable (e.g., name, street address, SSN).

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers