Rod Velez case
| Submitted | Feb. 28, 2023 |
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Communications
From: Wesley Lowery
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
-Any communication (email, text messages, memos) between any member of the Governor's office and any member of or employee of the Broward County School Board between Sept 1, 2022 and the present
-Any internal communications (emails, memos, text messages) regarding the creation, implementation and release of the executive order blocking Rod Velez from assuming a position on the Broward County School Board, and the appointment of Daniel Foganholi
-Any communication (emails or text messages) between any employee of the Governor's office and Marie Murray Martin, employees or representatives of her political campaign, or attorneys working on her behalf
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,
Wesley Lowery
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning,
The Governor’s Office of Open Government is in receipt of your request for records as stated in your email below. If there is a fee associated with your request, you will be provided with a fee estimate for your review. Thank you for contacting the Executive Office of the Governor.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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~WRD0000
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good afternoon,
The Office of Open Government handles a high volume of public record requests. We are processing your request along with all other requests.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning Wesley,
Our office is currently inundated with public records requests. We are working to fulfill your request along with all others we receive. We do not provide time estimates for when requests will be fulfilled.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good afternoon,
Your request is being processed.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning,
The Governor’s Office of Open Government has initiated a search for records responsive to your request, a copy of which is below.
Our initial search has found over 54,000 items potentially responsive to part 1 of your request. An item identifies an email, attachment, meeting invitation, etc., and each item could result in multiple pages. All responsive pages require review for exempt and/or confidential information.
The Executive Office of the Governor is committed to public transparency and compliance with Florida’s Sunshine laws, and we will work to process your request as quickly as possible. As you may know, complex or laborious requests that may require significant staff review or materials costs are subject to service charges.
Please let us know if you would like to limit the scope of your request. Our office recommends amending your date range, key terms, and/or potential custodians in order to narrow the number of responsive items. Please note, if we do not hear from you within 30 days, our office will consider your request closed. Should that occur, you would be welcome to re-submit your request at any time.
Sincerely,
Open Government
From: Wesley Lowery
We can limit part one to any communication specifically about the campaign and election of Rod Velez, his eligibility to serve in office, Marie Murray Martin, or the appointment of Daniel Foganholi
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Thank you for your reply. Our office is processing your request.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning Wesley,
We are processing part 1 of your search. Part 2 resulted in over 5,000 items. An item identifies an email, attachment, meeting invitation, etc., and each item could result in multiple pages. All responsive pages require review for exempt and/or confidential information. Please advise our office on how you would like to proceed with this portion of your request. Part 3 resulted in no responsive records.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
From: Wesley Lowery
I'd like to receive those 5,000 items. Thank you
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good afternoon Wesley,
Processing 5,000 items including all potential attachments will require an extreme amount of staff time and resources. Our office will need to process these 5,000 items (2.75 GB) into an exact number of pages in order to provide you with an initial labor deposit. We are currently processing hundreds of requests so we anticipate this will take an incredible amount of time. If you would like, you are welcome to narrow the scope of this part of your request at any time.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
From: Wesley Lowery
Just to clarify, part one of the request is seeking communications specifically about the campaign and election of Rod Velez, his eligibility to serve in office, Marie Murray Martin, or the appointment of Daniel Foganholi
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good afternoon Wesley,
Our office is unable to select specific emails from a search. The only way to specify what emails are pulled is to provide specific key terms. The key terms we used for this search were the names “Rod Velez” “Marie Murray Martin” and “Daniel Foganholi”. If you would like emails concerning specific things about these people, please provide a key terms list for the search.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
From: Wesley Lowery
Lets limit the search terms to just "Rod Velez" or "Velez" (cases where he's referred to just by last name)
Thank you
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning,
Thank you for reaching out. We are working on your request and have updated the key terms and hope to get the records to you soon. Thank you for your continued patience. Please feel free to reach out for another update whenever you would like.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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~WRD0000
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 Feb. 28, 2023. 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.
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good morning,
Thank you for the follow up, the Office of Open Government is currently processing your request. We are working through a very high volume of public Records requests and thank you for your continued patience. We will contact you once your request has been completed and released. Have a great rest of our day.
Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
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~WRD0000
From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
Good afternoon,
A search of the Executive Office of the Governor’s files has produced documents responsive to your request as stated below. You may find your records on the Governor’s website at the link provided below under “5-13-2024 Lowery, W. 02 Responsive Documents”. Thank you for contacting the Executive Office of the Governor.
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Sincerely,
Office of Open Government
