This is a request pursuant to Public Records Law,
M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 for records in the possession of the Framingham Police
Department and/or the city of Framingham. Specifically, I request the
following information:
1.
A spreadsheet, e.g., Microsoft Excel, or other flat file format, e.g.,
Comma-separated Values (CSV) or Tab-separated Values (TSV), containing the
following fields of data for all personnel employed by the Framingham Police
Department:
Employee Identification
number
Last Name
First Name
Badge number
Rank
Status (i.e, "active"
or "suspended with pay")
Date the individual
joined the Framingham Police Department
2. A spreadsheet identical to that generated in
response to the first part of this request, with the same information as of
January 1st of each year dating back to 2010.
With respect to the form of production, we note that
relevant regulations require the production of records in an accessible,
commonly used electronic form, to the extent feasible. See 950 CMR
32.04(5)(d). Record custodians are also required to implement new record
keeping systems and databases in such a way as to allow for “retrieval of
public portions of records to provide maximum public access.” See 950 CMR
32.07(1)(e). Extraction of such data from a database or electronic record
system does not constitute creating a new record. See 950 CMR 32.07(1)(f).
Printing these records from a database or electronic system, redacting them
with a marker, and then re-scanning them, is generally not consistent with
these regulations; this process provides the digital records in neither the
preferred form nor in a “searchable machine-readable form.” 950 CMR
32.04(5)(d). If necessary, we welcome reasonable suggested modifications pursuant
to 950 CMR 32.06(2)(g).
If you believe that some portion of the documents
requested are exempt from disclosure or require redaction, please release any
reasonably segregable portions that are not exempt. In addition, please note
the applicable statutory exemption and explain why it applies to the redacted
portions.
Because this request involves a matter of public
concern and is made on behalf of a state agency, we ask that you waive any
fees. CPCS is an agency dedicated to the legal defense and protection of
indigent individuals across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you
decide not to waive fees, we request that you provide us with both a specific
estimate of fees and permit us to examine, at our election, the responsive
documents before deciding which portions to copy. Please note that 950
CMR 32.07(2)(m) provides: “a municipal records access officer shall not assess
a fee for the first two hours of time spent searching for, compiling,
segregating, redacting and reproducing a requested record in a municipality
with a population of over 20,000.”
Thank you for your anticipated prompt attention to
these requests. We look forward to receiving a response. Feel free
to contact me if you need any clarification of the requests set forth above.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mitchell Kosht
Mitchell
Kosht, Esq.
No further responsive documents
Request Date
2021-04-09
Agency Tracking
2021-0630
Acquisition Notes
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This is a request pursuant to Public Records Law,
M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 for records in the possession of the Framingham Police
Department and/or the city of Framingham. Specifically, I request the
following information:
1.
A spreadsheet, e.g., Microsoft Excel, or other flat file format, e.g.,
Comma-separated Values (CSV) or Tab-separated Values (TSV), containing the
following fields of data for all personnel employed by the Framingham Police
Department:
Employee Identification
number
Last Name
First Name
Badge number
Rank
Status (i.e, "active"
or "suspended with pay")
Date the individual
joined the Framingham Police Department
2. A spreadsheet identical to that generated in
response to the first part of this request, with the same information as of
January 1st of each year dating back to 2010.
With respect to the form of production, we note that
relevant regulations require the production of records in an accessible,
commonly used electronic form, to the extent feasible. See 950 CMR
32.04(5)(d). Record custodians are also required to implement new record
keeping systems and databases in such a way as to allow for “retrieval of
public portions of records to provide maximum public access.” See 950 CMR
32.07(1)(e). Extraction of such data from a database or electronic record
system does not constitute creating a new record. See 950 CMR 32.07(1)(f).
Printing these records from a database or electronic system, redacting them
with a marker, and then re-scanning them, is generally not consistent with
these regulations; this process provides the digital records in neither the
preferred form nor in a “searchable machine-readable form.” 950 CMR
32.04(5)(d). If necessary, we welcome reasonable suggested modifications pursuant
to 950 CMR 32.06(2)(g).
If you believe that some portion of the documents
requested are exempt from disclosure or require redaction, please release any
reasonably segregable portions that are not exempt. In addition, please note
the applicable statutory exemption and explain why it applies to the redacted
portions.
Because this request involves a matter of public
concern and is made on behalf of a state agency, we ask that you waive any
fees. CPCS is an agency dedicated to the legal defense and protection of
indigent individuals across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you
decide not to waive fees, we request that you provide us with both a specific
estimate of fees and permit us to examine, at our election, the responsive
documents before deciding which portions to copy. Please note that 950
CMR 32.07(2)(m) provides: “a municipal records access officer shall not assess
a fee for the first two hours of time spent searching for, compiling,
segregating, redacting and reproducing a requested record in a municipality
with a population of over 20,000.”
Thank you for your anticipated prompt attention to
these requests. We look forward to receiving a response. Feel free
to contact me if you need any clarification of the requests set forth above.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mitchell Kosht
Mitchell
Kosht, Esq.
No further responsive documents
Request Date
2021-04-09
Agency Tracking
2021-0630
Acquisition Notes
This record was automatically imported from https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/