Overtime - Special Events 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 8/13/2024 10:37:30 PM and given the reference number B002373-081324 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:

I am seeking one-or-more spreadsheets containing the Time and Labor Reports and Overtime Reports for special events and non-detail non-court records for all Boston Police Department employees from January 2020 through present. Please include the following field of information:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID)
Employee first name
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Assigned
Assigned Description
Charged
Charged Description
Overtime Date
Overtime Code
Description
Start Time
End Time
Overtime Hours
Description Time
Type

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,
BU SPARK!

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Director, Public Information
Boston Police Department

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Reference No: B002373-081324 Dear Vijay Fisch: The Boston Police Department (BPD) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the BPD. 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 stated: To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am seeking one-or-more spreadsheets containing the Time and Labor Reports and Overtime Reports for special events and non-detail non-court records for all Boston Police Department employees from January 2020 through present. Please include the following field of information:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID)
Employee first name
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Assigned
Assigned Description
Charged
Charged Description
Overtime Date
Overtime Code
Description
Start Time
End Time
Overtime Hours
Description Time
Type

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,
BU SPARK!

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ A response to a public records request must be provided within ten (10) business days from the business day a written request was received.  G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b).  The public records law permits a response time of up to twenty-five (25) business days from the business day a written request is received, so long as a detailed explanation is provided.  G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). Due to the nature of your request additional time is needed. As such, BPD will need up to, but no more than, fifteen (15) additional business days to review and process your request.

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12/20/2024 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 13, 2024., Reference # B002373-081324; SPR24/2953 Dear Mr. Fisch: This letter is the response of the Boston Police Department ("Department") to your appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records, SPR24/2953. 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 concerning responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking one-or-more spreadsheets containing the Time and Labor Reports and Overtime Reports for special events and non-detail non-court records for all Boston Police Department employees from January 2020 through present. Please include the following field of information:
City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID) Employee first name Employee last name Employee middle name Badge Number Rank District/Taskforce Assigned Assigned Description Charged Charged Description Overtime Date Overtime Code Description Start Time End Time Overtime Hours Description Time Type
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, BU SPARK!
The Department conducted a review of its records.  The Department does not have records responsive to this request with the information you provided.  The Public Records Law does not require records custodians to create a record in response to a request. See G. L. c. 4, § 7(26) and Op. Att’y Gen. 157, 165 (May 18, 1977).  The spreadsheets that you are requesting have not been created by the Department and have not been received by the Department.  The Department does not have the information that you are requesting contained in a database.
You may appeal the substantive nature of this response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M. R. 32.08(1).
Sincerely, Christine O’Donnell Assistant Corporation Counsel Office of the Legal Advisor Boston Police Department

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