Public Records Request: Violent Crime Intervention Fund

Mr. Hoover,

On April 4, 2024, Bradley County Sheriff's Office received by fax your request to receive public records related to the Violent Crime Intervention Fund. Your request stated that it was a follow-up request that was emailed to ewatson@bradleycountytn.gov. Mr. Watson has not been Sheriff or employed by Bradley County since September of 2018. Therefore, Bradley County would not have received any previous request from you for processing.

In order to consider your request any further, please submit proof of your status as a Tennessee resident as required by Tennessee Code Annotated Section 10-7-503(a)(2)(A) in order to make an Open Records Request. Once we have received your proof of residency, Bradley County will process your request for this information and provide you with cost estimate to provide the requested records. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Crystal R. Freiberg

Bradley County Attorney

P.O. Box 1167

Cleveland, TN 37364-1167

(423)728-7160

Mr. Hoover,

On April 4, 2024, Bradley County Sheriff's Office received by fax your request to receive public records related to the Violent Crime Intervention Fund.

Pursuant to the Open Records Act, Bradley County must respond to records requests using the form developed by the Office of Open Records Counsel.

Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503(a) provides the following:

(2)(B) The custodian of a public record or the custodian’s designee shall promptly make available for inspection any public record not specifically exempt from disclosure. In the event it is not practicable for the record to be promptly available for inspection, the custodian staff shall within seven (7) business days:

(i) Make such information available to the requestor;
(ii) Deny the request in writing or by completing a records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel. The response shall include the basis for the denial; or
(iii) Furnish the requestor a completed records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel stating the time reasonably necessary to produce such record or information.

In accordance with the above-cited law, this letter is being sent to provide you with a completed records request response.

Pursuant to the Public Records Policy for Bradley County, Tennessee, labor charges are allowed for labor in excess of one hour reasonably necessary to produce the requested records. Based upon the foregoing, the estimated costs to provide the redacted records is a total of five hundred eighty two dollars and nineteen cents ($582.19). This includes a charge of twenty three hours (24 hours total but no charge for the first hour) at $15.53 per hour for retrieval, redaction and transfer of the files and two hundred twenty five dollars for the cost to copy the approximately 1,500 pages of records at $0.15 per page. Please let me know if you would like me to proceed with processing your request.

Sincerely,

Crystal R. Freiberg

Bradley County Attorney

P.O. Box 1167

Cleveland, TN 37364-1167

(423)728-7160

Mr. Hoover,

Attached are the record types responsive to your request:

1.) Application Completion CHeck-Off list
2.) Grant SOlicitation Packet
3.) Intent to Apply
4.) VCIF Formula Grant Scope of Services
5.) VCIF Collaborative Grant Scope of Services
6.) VCIF Abstract
7.) Allowable Costs
8.) Product Price Quotes
9.) Grant Budget
10.) BCSO Grant Account Numbers (REDACTED)
11.) Application of LPRs
12.) VCIF Funding by County
13.) Bradley County TIBRS Stats 2018-2021
14.) VCIF Questions and Answers - Email Correspondence
15.) Bid applications for the FARO 3-D Scanner

Please let me know if you have further questions.

Sincerely,

Crystal R. Freiberg

Bradley County Attorney

P.O. Box 1167

Cleveland, TN 37364-1167

(423)728-7160

Mr. Hoover,

Per your narrowed and modified public records request below, attached is an electronic copy of records in categories #9 and #11. Pursuant to the Open Records Act, Bradley County must respond using the form developed by the Office of Open Records Counsel. Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503(a) provides the following:

(2)(B) The custodian of a public record or the custodian’s designee shall promptly make available for inspection any public record not specifically exempt from disclosure. In the event it is not practicable for the record to be promptly available for inspection, the custodian staff shall within seven (7) business days:
(i) Make such information available to the requestor;
(ii) Deny the request in writing or by completing a records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel. The response shall include the basis for the denial; or
(iii) Furnish the requestor a completed records request response form developed by the office of open records counsel stating the time reasonably necessary to produce such record or information.
In accordance with the above-cited law, this email is being sent to provide you with a completed records request response. Per your request, the responsive report is enclosed herein. If you have any issues with accessing the responsive attachment to this email, please let me know and the responsive records can be sent by regular mail. Since the records in the modified request are small enough in size to be emailed and no records are not being duplicated by the County, no fees will be required for this request response.

Sincerely,

Crystal R. Freiberg

Bradley County Attorney

P.O. Box 1167

Cleveland, TN 37364-1167

(423)728-7160