Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement (Pittsfield Township Police Department)

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First Name: Beryl

Last Name: Lipton

Street Number: 411A

Street Name: Highland Ave

Apt #: MR101185

City: Somerville

State: MA

Zip: 02144

Phone: 6172991832

If you would like us to assist you in identifying the most suitable public information available, please describe the specific purpose and nature of your project. This is not required. : To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information 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.

If you have any questions or need additional clarification about this request, please let me know.

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,

Beryl Lipton

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Information / Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information 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.

If you have any questions or need additional clarification about this request, please let me know.

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,

Beryl Lipton

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Format / Media Type you wish the records to be on: CD-R ($0.25 per disk)

How do you want to receive this information?: Email

Email: requests@muckrock.com

: If the scope of this request requires more than ¼ hour of labor, a fee will be charged for the search, examination, duplication of publication, review, and, if appropriate, the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information as provided in Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act. These costs will be estimated and charged in 15-minute time increments rounded down to the nearest ¼ hour as set by the Township Board. Fees are being charged because the failure to do so would result in unreasonable high costs to the Township.

Additional Information:
Form Submitted on: 8/28/2020 11:59:33 AM
Referrer Page: https://pittsfield-mi.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-2/Police--Fire-Records-Request-61
Form Address: https://pittsfield-mi.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-2/Police-Fire-Records-Request-61

Good Afternoon:

This email is in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request #2020.08.32. Your request is granted; the documents you wish to obtain already exist on our township website. The following link will take you to the portion of the website where the documents are contained:

https://www.pittsfield-mi.gov/index.aspx?NID=190

Thank you.
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Michelle Mahmoud| Administrative Services Manager
Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety
6227 W. Michigan Ave. | Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 822-6062|Email: mahmoudm@Pittsfield-mi.gov<mailto:mahmoudm@Pittsfield-mi.gov>
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