Police Public Relations (Fontana Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. List of all employees employed in units or bureaus dedicated to public relations, communications, community engagement, and marketing. The list should include the name of each employee, rank, position, department, and earnings for each year, including overtime pay and benefits. The list should span 2018-2024.

2. List of all contractor and vendor payments related to public relations, communications, community engagement, hiring and recruitment, merchandise, and marketing. This should include, but not be limited to, videographers, photographers, video editors, media consulting firms, and social media managers. The list should span 2018-2024.

3. All department expenditures related to public relations, communications, community engagement, hiring and recruitment, merchandise, and marketing, including expenses related to community events. The list should span 2018-2024.

4. We also request any training, reports, and marketing presentations from companies contracted or bidding on a communications contract for public relations, communications, community engagement, hiring and recruitment, merchandise, and marketing.

5. Scripts or statements written by the department for police shootings and alleged police misconduct from 2018 to today. Include any email communication related to drafts and edits.

6. Scripts, templates, or outlines written for the department by an outside entity including companies the department works with and public relations firms contracted or paid by the city. This would include technology companies the department uses, local businesses and corporations, and nonprofit groups. Scripts should be related to speeches, media interviews, and press conferences.

7. Templates for department-run social media accounts, press statements, or other written communications.

8. Documents related to talking with and interacting with news and media.

Please release in rolling production.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Joey Scott