FOIA Request Letter: Feb- April legislative meetings 2021 (Tim Carlock, Asst. Director, Information Services Of Arkansas Bureau Of Legislative Research)
| Submitted | Jan. 18, 2022 |
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From: Ayo Awokoya
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- Visitor logs of the meetings on the following dates, including the name of any organisations an attendee may have represented in the meeting as well as their respective occupation. If Visitor logs are unavailable, please create a list of attendees based on other existing information related to the meetings in question.
- Any minutes, notes either handwritten or typed of the cited meetings, if possible please include video footage, audio recordings, powerpoint slides, pamphlets, memos or any other existing documentation that captured the content of what was discussed.
- Any photos taken before, during and/or after the meetings.
The meetings of interest where held by Senator Clark in room 272 , on the following dates:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
This request is filed by Nicole Kanu, a citizen of Arkansas, in coordination with Ayo Awokoya.
From: Information Services Of Arkansas Bureau Of Legislative Research
Nicole, I am in receipt of your request under the Freedom on Information Request. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, public records are open to inspection and copying by any citizen of the State of Arkansas. Once you provide documentation of your Arkansas citizenship, we will review your request for information and proceed accordingly.
Marty Garrity
Marty Garrity
Director
Bureau of Legislative Research
State Capitol, Room 315
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-1649
garritym@blr.arkansas.gov
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From: Information Services Of Arkansas Bureau Of Legislative Research
Nicole, I am in receipt of your request under the Freedom on Information Request. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, public records are open to inspection and copying by any citizen of the State of Arkansas. Once you provide documentation of your Arkansas citizenship, we will review your request for information and proceed accordingly.
Marty Garrity
Marty Garrity
Director
Bureau of Legislative Research
State Capitol, Rm. 315
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-1649
Fax: (501) 682-1936
garritym@blr.arkansas.gov<mailto:garritym@blr.arkansas.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Please see attached. Thank you for your help with this request!
From: Information Services Of Arkansas Bureau Of Legislative Research
Nicole, thank you for the verification. Upon researching the records you have requested, I realized that we are not the custodian of the information you are requesting under the Freedom of Information Act. The meetings in room 272 under Senator Clark’s name are not legislative meetings and as such, we do not keep any of this information. In addition, if we were to have been involved in any way in these meetings, the information you are requesting is exempt from the FOIA under Arkansas Code § 25-19-105(b)(7) as it is the “unpublished memoranda, working papers, and correspondence of ... members of the General Assembly..."
Marty Garrity
Marty Garrity
Director
Bureau of Legislative Research
State Capitol, Rm. 315
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-1649
Fax: (501) 682-1936
garritym@blr.arkansas.gov<mailto:garritym@blr.arkansas.gov>
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