Lexipol Contract

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

The Canton Police Department's Lexipol contract, a private company that provides public safety policies for the department.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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.

Sincerely,

Ohio Community Coalition

July 20th, 2020

Dear Canton Police Department and the Canton Law Department:

I, Curstynn Marks, on behalf of the Ohio Community Coalition am writing to request information about the status of the records request submitted June 8, 2020, on behalf of the OCC, pursuant to the Ohio Public Records Law. We have not received the requested receipt of the request.

We would note that Ohio Rev. Code 149.43(B)(1) requires the relevant public office to “promptly prepar[e]” the relevant documents. ORC 149.43(B)(7)(1)(a) states that the relevant public office “shall transmit a copy of the public record [by US mail or any other means of delivery] … within a reasonable period of time after receiving the request for the copy.” If the Canton Police Department and Law Department have policy and procedures it follows in complying with ORC 149.43 (B)(7(1)(a), including an estimated time frame, then 149.43(B)(7)(1)(b) requires the relevant department to comply with its policy in performing its duty under 149.43.

Please provide us an estimated timeline for prompt preparation of the requested documents.

Sincerely,

Curstynn Marks

Ohio Community Coalition