Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Greene County Sheriff)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Greene County Sheriff of Greene County, OH.
Multi Request Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use
Submitted Aug. 5, 2020
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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: Ohio Open Records Law Request: Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Greene County Sheriff)

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All documents created from January 2010 through the date this request is processed related to the agency's use of airborne tools, vehicles, and weapons: aerial drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs)(hereinafter “drones”).

Please search specifically records in each of the below document categories. A response to each of the categories and items would be appreciated.

ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT
i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment budgets, cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone equipment;
ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment purchases;
iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;
iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or retailers;
v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use of drone equipment;
vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding the acquisition of drones;

AUTHORIZATION
vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation) for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;
viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage, data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video analysis, operation, maintenance;

EQUIPMENT LOGS and ADD-ONS
i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all drones owned, leased or operated by or for the agency;
ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated by or for the agency;
iii) records and logs related to any attachments or additional equipment used or designed to be used with the drones, including all license plate readers, video cameras, thermal cameras, data storage, Stingrays or cell phone simulators, etc.

POLICIES AND GUIDANCE
i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained from drone flights;
ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on approved uses for drones;
iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement (MOAs) or any other agreements or contracts with other government agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf of the agency;

TRAINING DOCUMENTS
i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;
ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;
iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and observers;
iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;

USE DOCUMENTS AND DATA
i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;
ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;
iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and failure to properly maintain equipment.

This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted to your agency at the suggestion of a MuckRock reader from your community, part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide. This has been of public interest for many years and is of particular interest to the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and subsequent First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion. There is no commercial interest in making this request or in receiving responsive records.

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,

Beryl Lipton

From: Greene County Sheriff

Subject: PRR for Greene County Sheriff's Office

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Good morning,
I am reaching out regarding a voluminous request made by Beryl Lipton for records relating to the GCSO's use of drones. The request has been forwarded to my office for review and response. I am working with the Sheriff's Office to identify what, if any, records are responsive to this request. Given the extensive nature of the request, it will take some time to review and respond accordingly. Thank you for your patience in this matter. CLS

Cheri L. Stout
Civil Division Chief, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney
61 Greene Street
Second Floor, Suite 200
Xenia, Ohio 45385
Office: (937) 562-5669
Direct: (937) 562-5264
Facsimile: (937) 562-5258
Email: cheri.stout@greenecountyohio.gov<mailto:cheri.stout@greenecountyohio.gov>
Website: Prosecutor | Greene County, OH - Official Website (greenecountyohio.gov)<https://www.greenecountyohio.gov/461/Prosecutor>

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From: Greene County Sheriff

Subject: RE: Ohio Open Records Law Request: Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Greene County Sheriff)

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Good morning,
We will have a response mailed out early next week. Thank you for your patience. CLS

From: Greene County Sheriff

Subject: RE: Ohio Open Records Law Request: Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Greene County Sheriff)

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Good morning,
The response to your request was mailed out on May 23, 2024. Thank you. CLS

From: Greene County Sheriff

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked May 23, 2024)

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

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