Richland County ShotSpotter Contract
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| Tracking # |
1064794 |
| Submitted | July 3, 2024 |
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From: Sophia Ludt
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
The most recent contract (i.e. council resolution, contract extension, contract amendments, cure notices, or other revisions to agreements) between the city and SoundThinking, Inc., formerly ShotSpotter, Inc.. This document(s) should include the total cost over the life of the contract and the current expiration date.
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sophia Ludt
From: Richland County
Hi Sophia,
By way of response, I’m forwarding your inquiry to the County Ombudsman’s Office, which processes FOIA requests.
Todd Money
Publication Editor/Outreach Coordinator
Richland County Government
money.todd@richlandcountysc.gov <mailto:email@richlandcountysc.gov>
From: Richland County
"Richland County Ombudsman's Office
Fax: 803-929-6009
Greetings SOPHIA LUDT,
Thank you for contacting the Ombudsman's Office. Your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code 30-4-10 et. seq., was received on 7/3/2024 4:35:00 PM.1 for the attached request and forwarded to all Richland County Departments for review. Please be advised that, regarding a Freedom of Information Act request, 30-4-30(b) of the South Carolina Code of laws authorizes a public body to "establish and collect fees not to exceed the actual cost of searching for or making copies of records." Prior to providing pertinent documentation, we will notify you of any fees associated with your request.
*** Please see attachment to view original FOIA request ***
Please feel free to contact our office if we may be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Richland County Ombudsman
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PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE 30-2-50
(A) A PERSON OR PRIVATE ENTITY SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A STATE AGENCY, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE FOR COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION DIRECTED TO ANY PERSON IN THIS STATE.
(D) A PERSON KNOWINGLY VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE FINED AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR IMPRISONED FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, OR BOTH."
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OMB - FOIA Internal Email Attachment - 7-5-2024
From: Richland County
"Greetings SOPHIA LUDT,
Thank you for the Freedom of Information Act request you submitted to Richland County 7/3/2024 4:35:00 PM for the attached request (# 1064794). As indicated in the correspondence sent to you on regarding a Freedom of Information Act request, § 30-4-30(b) of the South Carolina Code of Laws authorizes a public body to "establish and collect reasonable fees not to exceed the actual cost of the search, retrieval, and redaction of records."
Accordingly, you will be required to pay a per hour fee for the search, retrieval, and redactions of records requested. Richland County has determined it will cost approximately $6.25 to search for non-exempt records responsive to your request. A non-refundable deposit of twenty-five percent of the total cost is required to be made before the search is conducted. Once the retrieval of documents has begun, you will immediately be notified if there are additional costs incurred for which you must submit.
If you decide to proceed with your request, as written or as amended, please send an advance non-refundable payment of $1.56 (twenty-five percent of the total cost). When records are ready for release you will be notified of the balance due which must be paid before the records are produced to you.
Instead of sending an advance payment of twenty-five percent of the total cost, you may elect to send an advance payment of the total cost. Once the total cost is paid and the non-exempt records are ready for release they will be provided to you.
All payments must be made by check payable to "Richland County" to the Richland County Ombudsman's Office at PO Box 192, Columbia, SC 29202. When remitting payment, please reference the request number as indicated in the subject of this correspondence. Upon receipt of the advance payment, we will proceed with processing your request.
If you would like to hand deliver the payment please go to the Richland County Finance Department located at 2020 Hampton Street, Suite 4036, Columbia, SC 29204. Please be sure to include the FOIA number assigned to the request on your payment.
This fee notification is valid for 30 days from the date of this letter as it is based upon the current fees and time required to search and redact records responsive to your request. If payment is not received within 30 days the FOIA request will be closed for non-payment. If a FOIA request is closed for non-payment, you must then resubmit the records request through the Richland County FOIA process with the Ombudsman’s Office.
*** Please see attachment to view original FOIA request ***
Please feel free to contact our office if we may be of further assistance."
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OMB - FOIA Internal Email Attachment - 7-5-2024
From: Shauna Anthony
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $6.25 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Richland County
Ombudsman's Office
PO Box 192
Columbia, SC 29202
From: Richland County
"Richland County Ombudsman's Office
Fax: 803-929-6009
8/2/2024 1:50:10 PM
Re: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
Greetings SOPHIA LUDT,
The Ombudsman's Office is in receipt of your check in the amount of $6.25 which covers the costs for the attached FOIA request dated 7/3/2024 4:35:00 PM. The Richland County departments with documentation have resumed processing your request. Once all documentation has been compiled and reviewed by the County Legal Department, non-exempt documents will be forwarded to you.
*** Please see attachment to view original FOIA request ***
Please feel free to contact our office if we may be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Richland County Ombudsman"
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 3, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1064794.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Richland County
Good Morning,
Thank you for contacting the Ombudsman’s Office. The documents pertaining to this request are currently being reviewed by our legal department. Once the documents have been reviewed all non-exempt records will be released to you. You can expect a response on or before September 1, 2024.
Please feel free to contact our office if we may be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Tewonna Hudson
Senior Response Representative
Richland County Government
Ombudsman’s Office
ombudsman@richlandcountysc.gov
P 803-929-6000 F 803-929-6009
PO Box 192
Columbia, SC 29202
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged information protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, use, copy, or distribute this e-mail message or its attachments. If you believe you have received this e-mail message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail or telephone immediately, and destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Richland County
Good Afternoon,
Your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code 30-4-10 Ct. seq., concerning the above-referenced matter, was received in the Ombudsman's Office on July 3, 2024, and forwarded to all Richland County departments for review. Please find attached all non-exempt information regarding the above-mentioned FOIA request.
Pursuant to Section 30-4-40(a)(3), a redaction of exempt information in this matter has been made.
Please feel free to contact our office if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Tewonna Hudson
Senior Response Representative
Richland County Government
Ombudsman’s Office
ombudsman@richlandcountysc.gov
P 803-929-6000 F 803-929-6009
PO Box 192
Columbia, SC 29202
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged information protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, use, copy, or distribute this e-mail message or its attachments. If you believe you have received this e-mail message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail or telephone immediately, and destroy all copies of the original message.
