Information wrt DBMSs (Information Technology, Montana)
| Multi Request | Information wrt DBMSs |
| Submitted | July 18, 2018 |
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From: Matt Chapman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Montana Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
For all DBMSs owned, maintained, operated, contracted with/through, or supported by the Information Technology - or similar - department(s) within your city, please provide me with the following information:
-Underlying engine (eg, postgres, mysql, mariadb, cockroachdb, Mongodb, Oracle database, sybase, MSAccess, SQL Server, VoltDB, RethinkDB, Chronos, Elasticsearch, etcd, cassandra, etc)
-Names of software that connect to each DBMS
-Names of departments that use information within the DBMS
-Schema of database (preferably, with granularity down to column names)
-Contract identifier for each database, if relevant
I understand that the information respondent to this request may require the creation of new documents - if that will be the case, then please provide me with documents that may contain the information (eg, documentation, contracts, etc). I am also happy to narrow the scope of my request if necessary.
Please also let me know if any help is needed with discovering any DBMS services. My background is in distributed systems systems administration and I can offer technical tips or advice if it would be helpful in any way.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. As I believe the information respondent to this request outweighs the costs and burden, I would like to kindly request a fee waiver.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
With gratitude,
Matt Chapman,
Free Our Info, NFP
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 2018. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 2018. 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: Information Technology, Montana
To Whom It May Concern:
The City of Billings has no Freedom of Information Act Office and I am not it. Please go to the
City of Billings Website(https://ci.billings.mt.us) and obtain a public records request form. Then
to submit it to the correct department, there is a department listing on the website. Please stop
sending me these requests, I will be deleting them in the future.
Lori Latta
Software Engineer
City of Billings
From: Information Technology, Montana
Dear Requestor,
The City of Billings does NOT have a Freedom of Information Act Office. Lori Latta is an Information Technology employee and does NOT handle any Public Requests.
To initiate a Public Records Request, please go to the City Clerk's page on our main City Website (see Link Below). On the left side of the menu, is an option to select to download the "Public Records Request Form".
Please download the form, complete it providing details on what you are requesting, and E-mail the request to the Denise Bohlman, our City Clerk. Her Email is bohlmand@ci.billings.mt.us<mailto:bohlmand@ci.billings.mt.us>
By submitting an official Public Records Request Form, we will be able to track and handle your request in an appropriate manner.
City Clerk's Webpage: https://ci.billings.mt.us/104/City-Clerk
David Watterson
Information Technology Director
City of Billings
Work: (406) 657-8330
E-mail: wattersond@ci.billings.mt.us<mailto:wattersond@ci.billings.mt.us>
This e-mail transmission from the City of Billings, and any documents, files, or previous e-mail messages attached to it, are intended solely for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of this transmission or the information it contains is strictly prohibited. A misdirected transmission does not constitute waiver of any applicable privilege. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original transmission and its attachments. Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
Dear Ms. Bohlman,
Attached to this email you'll find the City of Billings Public Records Request Form, as well as another PDF document outlining the request in greater detail than the limited space on the form allowed for. In the space designated for describing the request it says "see attached" and the aforementioned PDF document is the attachment to which that refers. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and for your assistance in processing this request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 2018. 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: Information Technology, Montana
The request has been rejected by the agency.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.