Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement (Lawrence Police Department)
| Multi Request | Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement |
| Submitted | Aug. 18, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the current collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/fraternal order/benevolent association (or similar/equivalent organization). This includes any and all memorandums of understanding or similar agreements. Please provide all associated addendums, amendments, appendices, exhibits, and other supplemental and supporting documents.
Here are examples of responsive materials provided by other agencies in response to similar requests:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/02/27/2-21-18_MR18491_RES_IDC000697-022018.pdf (Long Beach, California)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/08/24/Collective_Bargaining_Agreement_1.pdf (St. Louis, Missouri)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/12/14/TPPA_2015-2017.pdf (Toledo, Ohio)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2020/07/17/2020-134_2020-02-18_Meet___Confer_Agreement_Waco_Police_Association.pdf (Waco, Texas)
This request is being submitted as a collaborative research effort in the public interest. It is being submitted to your agency partially due to public feedback that your locality should be included in this work. This request is being submitted in the public interest and without any commercial interest.
We will appreciate that your agency assesses any necessary fees according to the public and academic interest with which this request is being made. 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 be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. There is also an upload link provided as part of the electronic version of this message that we encourage your agency to use to transfer files.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 18, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 18, 2020. 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: Lawrence Police Department
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is the original request made to the Lawrence Police Department (LPD) received August 31, 2020, and the most recent letter received May 4, 2021 in reference to that request. The request was for "collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/fraternal order/benevolent association (or similar equivalent organization). This includes any and all memorandums of understanding.." No such document exists. Your request was/is denied.
There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the police union (LPOA) and the City of Lawrence. LPD is not the Custodian of a responsive record.
Sincerely,
Kim L. Murphree, M.A.
Police Records Manager
Terminal Agency Coordinator
Media Relations
Special Projects
murphree@lkpd.org
From: Lawrence Police Department
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is the latest duplicate request for "A copy of the current collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/benevolent association (or similar equivalent organization)."
As noted below in the previous response sent on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, your request was denied. To request a copy of any Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lawrence and any other organization, please contact the City of Lawrence, City Clerk's office. The Lawrence Police Department (LPD) is not the Custodian of Record for this document.
Sincerely,
Kim Murphree
