Riot Gear Budgeting Data (San Jose Police Department)
| Submitted | April 10, 2017 |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
The date range for this request is 1/1/12 to the date this request is processed on.
Budgeting and financial data, spending reports, and cost breakdowns concerning expenditures on:
-Tear gas
-Pepper spray (Oleoresin Capsicum)
-Smoke grenades or concussion grenades
-Chemical munitions launchers
-Rubber bullets
-Batons
-Riot shields
-Protective gear such as helmets, body armor, gloves, etc.
I also request any grant applications and documentation in regards to purchasing any of the above mentioned equipment.
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: PublicRecordsRequest
The City has received your public records request copied below. It has been forwarded to the department for research.
Tamara Becker
Open Government Manager
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From: Villarreal, Monique
Mr. Waltman,
The request for public records below was forwarded to the Police Department for processing.
Government Code 6253(c) of the California Public Records Act allows a 10-day limit for responding to requests for public records, and it permits the extension of that deadline by an additional 14 days in the case of unusual circumstances including “the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request.” Your request fits this circumstance; therefore, the City will require additional time to respond. A response will be provided to you no later than May 4, 2017.
Regards,
Monique Villarreal
San Jose Police Department
Office of the Chief, Research & Development
201 W. Mission Street, San Jose, CA 95110
Direct: 408.537.1656, Main: 408.277.5200
From: Villarreal, Monique
Mr. Waltman,
There are numerous units within the Department which utilize the items you are requesting. Please clarify if you are seeking items used for crowd control and/or situations which may involve our Covert Response Unit or MERGE teams, versus units that use items solely for training.
Regards,
Monique Villarreal
San Jose Police Department
Office of the Chief, Research & Development
201 W. Mission Street, San Jose, CA 95110
Direct: 408.537.1656, Main: 408.277.5200
From: Curtis Waltman
I am trying to seeking items from the crowd control and CRU/MERGE teams primarily, however it would be interesting to get the training expenditures as well if it is not too much trouble. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Curtis Waltman
trying to seek* I apologize for the typo.
Curtis
From: Villarreal, Monique
Ok, understood.
Also, please note that the records provided will be purchases secured by a purchase order or grant funds. Our Fiscal Unit has advised that purchases made by credit card can only be searched by vendor and not the item, so these purchases may not be included (unless reflected within the grant or purchase order records).
From: Villarreal, Monique
Mr. Waltman,
In response to your request for public records noted below, please refer to the attached documents.
Regards,
Monique Villarreal
San Jose Police Department
Office of the Chief, Research & Development
201 W. Mission Street, San Jose, CA 95110
Direct: 408.537.1656, Main: 408.277.5200
From: Villarreal, Monique
Also, our Central Supply Unit advised of the following figures for the last 5 years:
OC spray - $17841.50
Batons - $3031.04. Note: Batons are usually recycled from those who have retired or resigned.
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