Public officials' social media retention policies
| Submitted | Jan. 24, 2018 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
- Absolutely any and all policies and procedures related to the use and retention of postings, comments, and direct messages by any social media page officially associated with this agency or a public official in its employ
- Absolutely any and all policies related to the retention of public officials' social media content related to public government business. Please include any such policies for Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor, or any other social media platforms, including policies related to the retention of comments and reactions to posts, as well as direct messages and private conversations related to official business.
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,
Beryl Lipton
From:
Hello-
Attached you will find the Santa Barbara Police Department's response to your PRA request.
Thank you,
[Seal of the City of Santa Barbara]
Margarita Moreno
Records Supervisor, Records
City of Santa Barbara, Police Department
(805) 897-2358 | mmoreno@sbpd.com<mailto:mmoreno@sbpd.com>
SantaBarbaraCA.gov<http://SantaBarbaraCA.gov/>
From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $1.20 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: City of Santa Barbara Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: City of Santa Barbara Police Department
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 24, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
City of Santa Barbara Police Department
California Public Records Act Office
215 East Figueroa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
February 26, 2018
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 24, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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MuckRock News
DEPT MR 47890
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
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On Feb. 11, 2018:
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $1.20 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
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On Feb. 1, 2018:
Hello-
Attached you will find the Santa Barbara Police Department's response to your PRA request.
Thank you,
[Seal of the City of Santa Barbara]
Margarita Moreno
Records Supervisor, Records
City of Santa Barbara, Police Department
(805) 897-2358 | mmoreno@sbpd.com<mailto:mmoreno@sbpd.com>
SantaBarbaraCA.gov<http://SantaBarbaraCA.gov/>
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On Jan. 24, 2018:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
- Absolutely any and all policies and procedures related to the use and retention of postings, comments, and direct messages by any social media page officially associated with this agency or a public official in its employ
- Absolutely any and all policies related to the retention of public officials' social media content related to public government business. Please include any such policies for Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor, or any other social media platforms, including policies related to the retention of comments and reactions to posts, as well as direct messages and private conversations related to official business.
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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/agency_login/city-of-santa-barbara-police-department-9017/public-officials-social-media-retention-policies-47890/?email=mmoreno%40sbpd.com&uuid-login=474d3e48-64b5-4c85-804c-aff7fb0cab87#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 47890
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: City of Santa Barbara Police Department
Hello
The records were mailed to you last week and should be arriving early this week.
Thank you,
Margarita Moreno
Records Supervisor, Records
City of Santa Barbara, Police Department
(805) 897-2358 | mmoreno@sbpd.com<mailto:mmoreno@sbpd.com>