Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement (Riley County Police Department)

Hello Beryl Lipton,

I believe there may have been some confusion in regards to the
responses to your records requests due to the multiple emails the Riley
County Police Department received. We are awaiting your response
regarding payment for the records requested and then can proceed on all
three current requests that we have received. Below you will find a
breakdown regarding the charges for each request specifically. Please
let me know if you would like all requests filled and once payment is
provided we will proceed with gathering the information. Total Cost for
all requests: $260

● Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement
(Riley County Police Department): $20 (1 hour). The Riley County Police
Department does not currently have a collective bargaining agreement
with the Local FOP. We would provide our current policy and last
agreement with its expiration date. Received from email:
requests@muckrock.com
● Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies,
and data( (Riley County Police Department): $120(7 hours). Received from
email: requests@muckrock.com
● Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies,
and data( (Riley County Police Department): $120(7 hours). Received from
email: requests@muckrock.com

Please let me know if you have any additional questions,

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 08/18/20 1:12 PM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 18, 2020
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
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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