Bexar County Sheriff contracts/MOUs re: Central Texas Detention Facility

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Bexar County Auditor's Office of Bexar County, TX.

It is a clone of this request.

Submitted Feb. 2, 2015
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From: Beryl Lipton

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act , I hereby request the following records:

All contracts (and their amendments) and memorandums of understanding entered into by Bexar County and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office for services and activities related to the Central Texas Detention Facility (http://www.geogroup.com/maps/locationdetails/21)

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 C.D. Lipton

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 2, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Levine, Maria

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The Sheriff's Office is not the custodian of records for the information you are requesting.

You may contact the Bexar Cou8nty Auditors Office , Purchasing Department at 210-335-2211.

Thank you,
Maria

From: MuckRock

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Hello,

This public records request is being forwarded to your office for processing. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

From: Jesse, Laura

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Good afternoon, Beryl:
I apologize you had to wait almost a month to be told to look somewhere else for the information – that’s certainly not in the spirit of the law. So, I have forwarded your request to the Purchasing Department and asked them to rush the response. It shouldn’t take but a couple days and I will keep you posted if it takes longer.
In the future, you can request documents through our online form found toward the bottom of this webpage<http://www.bexar.org/284/Government-Transparency>. The requests submitted through the site come directly to me and the assistant public information officer, then we make sure they get to the proper custodian of the records being sought within a day. It helps people avoid the bureaucratic run around.
Sincerely,
Laura

Laura Jesse
Public Information Officer
Bexar County
210.335.0073/o
210.787.9038/m

From: Beryl Lipton

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Hello Ms. Jesse,

Thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate your help and your respect for the intention of public records laws. Should all Bexar County requests be directed to you?

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

Best,
Beryl

From: Jesse, Laura

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Good afternoon, Beryl:
The requested contract and amendment are attached. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Take care,
Laura

Laura Jesse
Public Information Officer
Bexar County
210.335.0073/o
210.787.9038/m

From: Jesse, Laura

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Good morning, Beryl:
Yes, you can send all Bexar County requests to me and then I will make sure it gets to the right custodian of records. It takes the guess work out of where to send your requests.
Take care,
Laura

Laura Jesse
Public Information Officer
Bexar County
210.335.0073/o
210.787.9038/m