Mears HR Complaint
| Tracking # |
335 |
| Submitted | April 24, 2022 |
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From: Greg Holloway
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
All human resource complaints, investigations, communications or inquiries which reference, are related to, or otherwise involve Kathy Mears during the entire tenure of her employment in the Florida Senate.
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,
Greg Holloway
From: Florida Senate
Dear Mr. Holloway:
The Senate received your public records request dated April 24, 2022, for the following:
* "All human resource complaints, investigations, communications or inquiries which reference, are related to, or otherwise involve Kathy Mears during the entire tenure of her employment in the Florida Senate."
A response to this request will be given in a reasonable amount of time. Should this request result in an extensive use of Senate information technology resources, clerical or supervisory assistance, an extensive use fee estimate will be provided for approval prior to processing the request.
The Senate provides this response pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, section 11.0431, Florida Statutes, and Senate Rule 1.48. Under Article 1, Section 24(c) of the Florida Constitution, each house of the Legislature is exclusively authorized to adopt rules governing the enforcement of the maintenance, control and disposition of public records with respect to their own public records.
The Senate will be in contact should any additional information be needed. Otherwise, a notification will be sent once the records are ready for release.
Sincerely,
Michelle
Michelle Perez
Public Records Manager
Office of the Senate General Counsel
302 The Capitol
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (850) 487-5237
Fax: (850) 487-6444
From: Florida Senate
Dear Mr. Holloway:
Pursuant to your public records request submitted on April 24, 2022, the Senate has found no responsive records for the following request:
* "All human resource complaints, investigations, communications or inquiries which reference, are related to, or otherwise involve Kathy Mears during the entire tenure of her employment in the Florida Senate."
The Senate provides this response pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, Title III, Section 11.0431 of the Florida Statutes and Senate Rule 1.48. Under Art. 1, s. 24(c) of the Florida Constitution, each house of the Legislature is exclusively authorized to adopt rules governing the enforcement of the maintenance, control and disposition of public records with respect to their own public records.
Sincerely,
Michelle
Michelle Perez
Public Records Manager
Office of the Senate General Counsel
302 The Capitol
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (850) 487-5237
Fax: (850) 487-6444
From: Greg Holloway
Please amend the request to include any formal or informal complaints, investigations, inquiries, notices, resignation letters, or any other communications which allege improper behavior on the part of, or describe interpersonal interactions with, Kathy Mears filed with Senate Administration, the Senate Secretary’s Office, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, or any other office within the Florida Senate within the past three years.
From: Greg Holloway
Please amend the request to include any formal or informal complaints, investigations, inquiries, notices, resignation letters, or any other communications which allege improper behavior on the part of, or describe interpersonal interactions with, Kathy Mears filed with Senate Administration, the Senate Secretary’s Office, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, or any other office within the Florida Senate within the past three years.
From: Florida Senate
Dear Mr. Holloway,
Pursuant to your public records request revised on April 29, 2022, the Senate has found no responsive records for the following request:
“This is a follow up to request number 335:
Please amend the request to include any formal or informal complaints, investigations, inquiries, notices, resignation letters, or any other communications which allege improper behavior on the part of, or describe interpersonal interactions with, Kathy Mears filed with Senate Administration, the Senate Secretary’s Office, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, or any other office within the Florida Senate within the past three years.”
Office of Legislative Services has forwarded the records requests below, and the Senate has found no responsive records for these requests.
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From: Greg Holloway
Hi Michelle,
Can you clarify the Florida Senate's policy when it comes to the availability of HR or personnel complaints for public records? Is the fact that there are no responsive records an indication that no such complaints exist? Or is it a function of these complaints potentially being confidential? If so, at what point (if any) do these complaints become available for public record?
Thanks!
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 24, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #335.
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 Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 24, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #335.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Greg Holloway
To Whom It May Concern:
As a follow-up to this request:
Can you clarify the Florida Senate's policy when it comes to the availability of HR or personnel complaints for public records? Is the fact that there are no responsive records an indication that no such complaints exist? Or is it a function of these complaints potentially being confidential? If so, at what point (if any) do these complaints become available for public record?
From: Florida Senate
Good afternoon,
You can view our complaint procedures located in our Administrative Policies and Procedures Policy on our Senate website at the following https://flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Reference/PublicRecords/Links/Workplace%20Harassment%20Prohibited%20Policy%201.60%202021.pdf
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