Police staff roster (May 2021) (Seattle Police Department)
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| Tracking # |
P075248-052721 |
| Multi Request | Police staff roster (May 2021) |
| Submitted | May 26, 2021 |
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Staff roster including but not limited to first and last names, job titles, areas of assignment, and badge, serial, and other identifying numbers. In order of preference, I would prefer that this data be provided as: OpenDocument spreadsheet, plain text with comma-separated-values (i.e., a "CSV" file), Excel spreadsheet, or the native electronic format of the software from which this information is retrieved in fulfillment of my request. I specifically request that you not create a new record for me by rendering to PDF or by printing your electronic record then scanning it to make a series of images of the printed data.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
From: Seattle Police Department
At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under an extreme backlog of requests, staffing shortages, the redeployment of supporting units to SPD’s frontline COVID-19 response, and, pursuant to CDC recommendations and City direction, reassignment to remote access. We apologize for any inconvenience, and deeply appreciate your understanding as we all pull together, in the face of this unprecedented, pandemic public crisis, to manage as best we can our business operations.
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To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Staff roster including but not limited to first and last names, job titles, areas of assignment, and badge, serial, and other identifying numbers. In order of preference, I would prefer that this data be provided as: OpenDocument spreadsheet, plain text with comma-separated-values (i.e., a "CSV" file), Excel spreadsheet, or the native electronic format of the software from which this information is retrieved in fulfillment of my request. I specifically request that you not create a new record for me by rendering to PDF or by printing your electronic record then scanning it to make a series of images of the printed data.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
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From: Seattle Police Department
05/28/2021
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P075248-052721
Dear Phil Mocek,
This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.
The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update. Your request status is: Assigned.
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SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing between 1400 to 1500 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.
From: Seattle Police Department
06/07/2021
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P075248-052721
Dear Phil Mocek,
This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.
The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update. Your request status is: Being Researched/Reviewed.
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From: Seattle Police Department
This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P075248-052721. The Seattle Police Department has records ready to be released pending payment.
You have 30 days from today's date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
SPD strongly encourages online payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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* Find this request: P075248-052721.
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From: Seattle Police Department
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From: Phil Mocek
Dear Sir or Madam:
I specifically requested that you email the record, or that you instead mail a CDROM if emailing was not feasible. Your staff roster is surely small enough to attach to an email message. Please explain why you have instead prepared to mail a CDROM and thus are now awaiting payment for such.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: Phil Mocek
Dear Sir or Madam:
I wrote to you one week ago, but have heard nothing in response.
Again: I specifically requested that you email the record, or that you instead mail a CDROM if emailing was not feasible. Your staff roster is surely small enough to attach to an email message. Please explain why you have instead prepared to mail a CDROM and thus are now awaiting payment for such.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: Phil Mocek
Dear Sir or Madam:
Two more weeks have passed without response from you to my message of June 22, 2021.
Again: I specifically requested that you email the record, or that you instead mail a CDROM if emailing was not feasible. Your staff roster is surely small enough to attach to an email message, and you provided no explanation for your intent to instead mail on CDROM.
Please attach the record to an email and press "send.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: Seattle Police Department
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07/14/2021
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P075248-052721
Dear Phil Mocek,
This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on May 27, 2021.
Hello,
This is in response to your request that SPD provide records responsive to your requests by delivering them via email, only. SPD currently provides responses to requests for records by providing them via GovQA download or by physically mailing them on a CD.
Nothing in the PRA obligates an agency to provide a record in a particular electronic format. Mechling v. City of Monroe, 152 Wn. App. 830, 847-50, 222 P.3d 808, 816-18 (2009). In fact, government agencies have discretion regarding record formatting and are not required to provide records in the electronic format demanded by a requestor. Mitchell v. Dep't of Corr., 164 Wn.App. 597, 606–07, 277 P.3d 670 (2011). The Washington Attorney General’s Model Rules, which are not binding on local agencies, suggest that agencies provide records in electronic if it is reasonable and technically feasible to do so. WAC 44–14–05001. The Model Rules do not direct a particular format for that delivery; they merely describe that agencies can provide copies of electronic records in an electronic format that is used by the agency. WAC 44-14-050(2), WAC 44-14-07003. SPD uses GovQA download and CD delivery of records due to operational purposes.
RCW 42.56.100 states that agencies shall not only provide “fullest assistance” to requestors. That same statute also requires agencies to adopt rules and regulations “to protect public records from damage or disorganization, and to prevent excessive interference with other essential functions of the agency.” SPD has determined that it is not reasonable and technically feasible to provide records to you via email. We have found, as many other Washington agencies have, that providing records via GovQA and CD provides reliability in delivery. That is, we can establish that either the records were mailed to the requester via U.S. mail, or picked up at our office, or use the tracking and delivery functions of GovQA. Finally, it may be helpful to understand that the PRA requires agencies to treat requesters the same, absent a law authorizing otherwise. RCW 42.56.080. As a consequence, SPD is unable to treat you differently than we do other requesters in how we are responding to your request for electronic records. So, as we do with other requesters seeking copies of records under the PRA, we are making the records you requested available to you via GovQA or CD.
Thank you,
Lara
If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
Larissa Malanca
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit
SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing more than 2000 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $3.95 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Seattle Police Department
Washington Public Records Act Office
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
From: Seattle Police Department
This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P075248-052721. The Seattle Police Department has records ready to be released pending payment.
You have 30 days from today's date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
SPD strongly encourages online payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
To pay online, please follow these steps:
* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Find this request: P075248-052721.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.
* Opens a pop-up window showing your invoice: INV21-P075248-2.
* Click on the invoice and then the 'Pay Now' button.
* Continue processing your payment.
* Select 'Done'.
* Once the payment process is done, you are returned to the Public Records Request Center.
* After your payment is successful you will receive an email from our payments center. After we receive your payment through the Police Records Request Center Secure Payments, the Public Disclosure Unit will release your records within one to two business days and send you a notice with instructions on how to download the records.
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From: Seattle Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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Responsive Documents
From: Seattle Police Department
Dear Phil Mocek,
Thank you for your recent payment to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center on 07/29/2021.
Within one to two business days, you will receive an email from your public disclosure officer indicating your records are available and instructing you on how to retrieve them. Public Disclosure Request Number: P075248-052721 Invoice Number: INV21-P075248-2 Payment Date: 07/29/2021 Invoice Status: Paid
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