NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Granite State News Collaborative filed this request with the Webster Police Department of Webster, NH.
Multi Request NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County)
Submitted June 24, 2021
Due July 1, 2021
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Granite State News Collaborative

Subject: New Hampshire Right to Know Law Request: NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Fax

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, I respectfully request the following records related to this municipality's police department hiring, employment, and funding for the budget years 2000 through 2020:

BUDGET and FUNDING DATA - Records sufficient to show funding for municipal law enforcement offices and activities for the years 2000 through 2020.

If possible, please provide the itemized budget allocated for public safety and police department activities for each year, as well as records sufficient to show any additional funding received through other means, including but not limited to:
• funds for capital expenditures
• grants
• donations

HIRING and EMPLOYMENT DATA - Records sufficient to show the following data regarding police department employment for the years 2000 through 2020.
• The number of employed law enforcement officers (as defined by RSA 105-D:1). Please provide the date on which the provided numbers were accurate.
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of law enforcement officers employed by this municipality
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of any individual employed in a position of leadership within this municipality’s public safety or law enforcement department

If any of the requested information is available in aggregate form, provision of this aggregate information by year would likely satisfy this request. If there are any known caveats involved with the data and information your office is able to provide, I would really appreciate it if you could share them with me.

*Please note* that if any of the requested information is held by another office or agency, direction to the appropriate office would be greatly appreciated.

This request is being made on behalf of the Concord Monitor through the statewide nonprofit Granite State News Collaborative. This request is not being made for commercial purposes. It is being made as part of a journalistic data collection effort to benefit news organizations and the public good throughout the State of New Hampshire.

If your office anticipates that fees associated with the processing of this request, 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.

Please call 603-224-5301 with any questions about this request. If your call is not answered, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as required by law.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I really appreciate your time and help.

Sincerely,

Cassidy Jensen, The Concord Monitor

From: Granite State News Collaborative

Subject: RE: New Hampshire Right to Know Law Request: NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Email

Dear Chief Adams,

My name is Cassidy Jensen and I'm a reporter at the Concord Monitor following up on the status of a Right to Know request I submitted via fax on June 26, 2021. Below is the original request:

Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, I respectfully request the following records related to this municipality's police department hiring, employment, and funding for the budget years 2000 through 2020:

BUDGET and FUNDING DATA - Records sufficient to show funding for municipal law enforcement offices and activities for the years 2000 through 2020.

If possible, please provide the itemized budget allocated for public safety and police department activities for each year, as well as records sufficient to show any additional funding received through other means, including but not limited to:
• funds for capital expenditures
• grants
• donations

HIRING and EMPLOYMENT DATA - Records sufficient to show the following data regarding police department employment for the years 2000 through 2020.
• The number of employed law enforcement officers (as defined by RSA 105-D:1). Please provide the date on which the provided numbers were accurate.
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of law enforcement officers employed by this municipality
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of any individual employed in a position of leadership within this municipality’s public safety or law enforcement department

If any of the requested information is available in aggregate form, provision of this aggregate information by year would likely satisfy this request. If there are any known caveats involved with the data and information your office is able to provide, I would really appreciate it if you could share them with me.

*Please note* that if any of the requested information is held by another office or agency, direction to the appropriate office would be greatly appreciated.

This request is being made on behalf of the Concord Monitor through the statewide nonprofit Granite State News Collaborative. This request is not being made for commercial purposes. It is being made as part of a journalistic data collection effort to benefit news organizations and the public good throughout the State of New Hampshire.

If your office anticipates that fees associated with the processing of this request, 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.

Please call 603-224-5301 with any questions about this request. If your call is not answered, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as required by law.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I really appreciate your time and help.

Sincerely,

Cassidy Jensen, The Concord Monitor

From: Granite State News Collaborative

Subject: RE: New Hampshire Right to Know Law Request: NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Email

Hi Chief Adams,

I am writing to follow up on the status of my Right to Know request, originally submitted on June 26, 2021 via fax. I submitted the same request on July 26, 2021 via email. I have called the Webster Police Department and left messages on July 27, August 2 and August 6.

Can you please confirm that your department has received this request?

Thank you very much. I appreciate your help.

Best,
Cassidy Jensen
The Concord Monitor

From: Webster Police Department

Subject: RE: New Hampshire Right to Know Law Request: NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Email

Good morning Cassidy,

We received your request and as we are not a full time department it will take some time to gather the information that you requested. We are trying to obtain all the information that you requested from 2000 to 2020, twenty years is a lot to research. We will do our best to obtain this as quickly as possible.

Stephen P. Adams
Chief of Police
Webster Police Department
851 Battle Street, Webster, NH 03303
603-648-2200 ext. #4

From: Granite State News Collaborative

Subject: RE: New Hampshire Right to Know Law Request: NH police budget and employment data (Merrimack County) (Webster Police Department)

Email

Hi Chief Adams,

I appreciate your response and your help. Please let me know if I can do anything to help clarify the request.

best,
Cassidy Jensen
The Concord Monitor

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