Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Austin Police Department)
| Tracking # |
R042265-073020 |
| Multi Request | Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 |
| Submitted | July 21, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request records sufficient to show the following data points:
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.
These documents are being requested as part of the fact-finding effort for a journalistic piece. Along with the completed journalistic product, these records will be made available to the general public. This request is being made by a journalist at a non-profit news organization. It is not being made for commercial purposes, and it would be appreciated if your agency would process this request with the appropriate recognition that it is a request being made in the public interest.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me via the email address from which this request was sent or by phone at 617-500-7123.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Austin Police Department
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 7/30/2020 and given the reference number R042265-073020 for tracking purposes.
Please be advised that the Austin Police Department’s Central Records Division receives over 2500 requests for information a month. These requests are processed in the order received, and we strive to respond to each request promptly, as required by law.
Please know that, as a result of the large volume of requests received, the anticipated timeframe for responding to your request is approximately 45-60 business days.
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Austin Police Department
From: Austin Police Department
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Hi Beryl,
Below is the information you have requested. I will now close out this request.
* The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.
* 1,844 sworn personnel
* The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
* 2 sworn personnel
* The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.
* 1,837 sworn personnel
* The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.
* 1,810 sworn personnel
* The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.
* 20 sworn personnel retirements and 8 sworn personnel resignations The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.
* 1,834 sworn personnel Thank you, Stephanie APD PIO 512-974-5017
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