Boston PD Replacement Duty Request

Dear Vijay Fisch
Thank you for your interest in public records of Boston Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 10/2/2024 8:48:54 PM and given the reference number B002887-100224 for tracking purposes.
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All paid replacement duty overtime cards submitted by officers since 2020. Please provide all fields used in the tracking system for these cards, including:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID) (for working officer and replaced officer)
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Date
Start Time
End Time
Total hours worked
Overtime compensation

I also request a waiver of all fees for this request, as disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest and will contribute to the public’s understanding of operations and activities of the government. This request is being made for research conducted by Spark! at Boston University and will not be used for commercial use.

I expect the request to be filled in an electronically-accessible format, including for screen readers. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents. We understand that the data may be large in size, so feel free to send it over in year or half-year increments.

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. If you believe any of this information to be exempt, I ask you to please cite the specific portion of the law on which you rely. I also ask you to please redact any information you believe to be exempt and disclose the rest. If you need to discuss this request, I can be reached at 617-358-8514.

Sincerely,
Boston University SPARK!

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Director, Public Information
Boston Police Department

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST B002887-100224 created 10/2/2024 8:48:54 PM Dear Vijay Fisch, The Boston Police Department (Department) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City.  See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All paid replacement duty overtime cards submitted by officers since 2020. Please provide all fields used in the tracking system for these cards, including:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID) (for working officer and replaced officer)
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Date
Start Time
End Time
Total hours worked
Overtime compensation

I also request a waiver of all fees for this request, as disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest and will contribute to the public’s understanding of operations and activities of the government. This request is being made for research conducted by Spark! at Boston University and will not be used for commercial use.

I expect the request to be filled in an electronically-accessible format, including for screen readers. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents. We understand that the data may be large in size, so feel free to send it over in year or half-year increments.

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. If you believe any of this information to be exempt, I ask you to please cite the specific portion of the law on which you rely. I also ask you to please redact any information you believe to be exempt and disclose the rest. If you need to discuss this request, I can be reached at 617-358-8514.

Sincerely,
Boston University SPARK!

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ We have reviewed our files and have located records that correspond to your request. These records have been released to the Public Records Center . You may appeal this response to the Supervisor of Records in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. G. L. c. 66, § 10A (c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(ix); 950 CMR 32.08; 950 CMR 32.08(1)(h) (in petitioning the Supervisor, the requester shall provide a copy of such petition to the records access officer associated with such petition).  You may also appeal to the Superior Court.  950 CMR 32.06(3)(c). Thank you.