Republican National Convention (2016) (Akron Police Department)
| Submitted | Sept. 26, 2016 |
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From: Melissa Hill
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting any and all documents that your agency retains regarding the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) held in Cleveland, Ohio. In particular, this request is for all records included but not limited to correspondence, memorandum of understandings (MOU), electronic data, e-mails, photographs, intelligence data, notes or other materials.
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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Melissa Hill
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 26, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Radonich, Rosemarie
You have contacted the APD Record Room. I would suggest you contact Lt. Cynthia Christman as she was the organizer for the Police Dept.
Rosemarie Radonich
Police Records Supervisor
From: Melissa Hill
Rosemarie, hello-
Could you please forward this to Lt. Christman or provide her contact information please? Thank you.
From: Radonich, Rosemarie
I will send it on to her but her email address is Lt. Cynthia Christman (cchristman@akronohio.gov<mailto:cchristman@akronohio.gov>).
Rosemarie Radonich
Police Records Supervisor
From: Kalail, Tammy
Ms. Hill,
I have been assigned to your record request for "any and all documents that your agency retains regarding the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) held in Cleveland, Ohio. In particular, this request is for all records included but not limited to correspondence, memorandum of understanding (MOU), electronic data, e-mails, photographs, intelligence data, notes or other materials." This request is overly broad and vague. Please narrow your request so that I can identify the public records you are seeking. For example, you could provide a specific date or dates for the records you are requesting and/or identify the sender and/or recipient of the record.
Regarding your request for "memorandum of understanding (MOU)", I am interpreting this to mean the RNC Cooperative Agreement. I have redacted information from the Agreement that is not public record. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §149.43, if the City of Akron redacts information from a public record, the City must provide the person making the request with an explanation, including legal authority, setting forth why the information was redacted. The explanation provided does not preclude the City from relying upon additional reasons or legal authority in defending an action brought under R.C. §149.43(C). The City of Akron has redacted certain information from the Agreement that is a security record pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 149.433. The City of Akron reserves the right to deny public record requests for reasons not included herein in accordance with applicable laws.
Please contact me if the Agreement is not what you were looking for or to further clarify your request.
Sincerely,
Tammy L. Kalail
City of Akron Law Department, Civil Division
161 South High Street, Suite 202
Akron, Ohio 44308
(330) 375-2030
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Daniel Horrigan
Mayor
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