MIDC Documentation of Expenditures - Wayne County
| Tracking # |
R079344-111421 |
| Submitted | Nov. 13, 2021 |
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From: Jeff Golightly
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The law states that "The MIDC shall ensure proper financial protocols in administering and overseeing funds utilized by indigent criminal defense systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Requiring documentation of expenditures. (b) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to hold all grant funds in a fund that is separate from other funds held by the indigent criminal defense system. (c) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to comply with the standards promulgated by the governmental accounting standards board." MCL 780.993(14).
Please provide documentation of expenditures that has been submitted by Wayne County to the MIDC, in addition to the corresponding years' approved disbursement documentation for fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022. Please ensure this information includes documentation of any unspent funds, and if those funds were itemized for any particular program or organization.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Annika Brigham
From:
Dear Annika Brigham:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs of Michigan. Your 11/14/2021 request has been received in this office and given the reference number R079344-111421 for tracking purposes. A written request made by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic transmission is not received by a public body's FOIA coordinator until one (1) business day after the electronic transmission is made. (MCL15.235(1))
Records Requested: "To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The law states that "The MIDC shall ensure proper financial protocols in administering and overseeing funds utilized by indigent criminal defense systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Requiring documentation of expenditures. (b) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to hold all grant funds in a fund that is separate from other funds held by the indigent criminal defense system. (c) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to comply with the standards promulgated by the governmental accounting standards board." MCL 780.993(14).
Please provide documentation of expenditures that has been submitted by Wayne County to the MIDC, in addition to the corresponding years' approved disbursement documentation for fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022. Please ensure this information includes documentation of any unspent funds, and if those funds were itemized for any particular program or organization.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Annika Brigham
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From: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
November 17, 2021
Subject: FOIA Request
Dear Annika Brigham,
Your 11/15/2021 request has been received in this office and given the reference number R079344-111421 for tracking purposes. A written request made by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic transmission is not received by a public body's FOIA coordinator until one (1) business day after the electronic transmission is made. (MCL15.235(1))
In order to determine the existence of any records/information that might be responsive to your request we require additional time to search for and retrieve records; review and examine any found records to separate exempt from nonexempt material; and to determine any allowable processing costs. For these reasons, it is necessary to extend the time for response to 12/8/2021.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please feel free to contact the LARA FOIA Office at LARAFOIAInfo@michigan.gov.
To review a copy of the LARA’s written public summary, procedures, and guidelines, go to www.michigan.gov/lara. (www.michigan.gov/lara)
Sincerely,
LARA FOIA Office
NG
From: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
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December 08, 2021
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of November 15, 2021, Reference # R079344-111421.
Dear Requester:
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has received your November 15, 2021 request for records and has processed it under the provisions of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq.
You requested the following, in summary:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The law states that "The MIDC shall ensure proper financial protocols in administering and overseeing funds utilized by indigent criminal defense systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Requiring documentation of expenditures. (b) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to hold all grant funds in a fund that is separate from other funds held by the indigent criminal defense system. (c) Requiring each indigent criminal defense system to comply with the standards promulgated by the governmental accounting standards board." MCL 780.993(14).
Please provide documentation of expenditures that has been submitted by Wayne County to the MIDC, in addition to the corresponding years' approved disbursement documentation for fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022. Please ensure this information includes documentation of any unspent funds, and if those funds were itemized for any particular program or organization.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Annika Brigham”
Your request has been granted in part and denied in part. Please see comments below. Comments:
As to the partial grant, the records are available in the . Please note, however, that the MIDC is still reviewing some of the documents submitted by Wayne County. Therefore, final figures may not be accurate. FOIA Center
As to the partial denial, the records/information you requested have been redacted because they contain information of a personal nature [account and employee-identification numbers] that, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual’s privacy. MCL 15.243(1)(a).
Also, some of the records/information you requested are specifically described as exempt from disclosure by a statute outside of the FOIA. MCL 15.243(1)(d). Specifically, MCL 780.987(10) provides that "[c]onfidential case information, including, but not limited to, client information and attorney work product, is exempt from disclosure under the" FOIA. Therefore, case-specific information on certain expenditures was redacted consistent with this provision. Under section 10 of the FOIA, MCL 15.240, the Department is obligated to inform you that you may do the following: 1) Appeal this decision in writing to Appeals Officer Adam Sandoval, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing, MI 48909. The writing must specifically state the word “appeal” and must identify the reason or reasons you believe the partial denial should be reversed. The head of the Department or her designee must respond to your appeal within 10 business days of its receipt. Under unusual circumstances, the time for response to your appeal may be extended by 10 business days. 2) Commence an action in the Court of Claims within 180 days after the date of the final determination to deny the request. If you prevail in such an action, the court is to award reasonable attorney fees, costs, and disbursements, and possible damages.
Please note: These records will be available in the FOIA Center for 365 calendar days; and will then be destroyed as required by the Department’s records and retention schedule.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please email us at . (mailto:larafoiainfo@michigan.gov) larafoiainfo@michigan.gov
www.michigan.gov/larafoia
Sincerely, Nicholas Gobbo
LARA FOIA Office
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