Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Birmingham Police Department)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Birmingham Police Department of Birmingham, AL.
Multi Request Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020
Submitted July 21, 2020
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: Alabama Public Records Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Birmingham Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Alabama Public Records , I hereby request records sufficient to show the following data points:

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.

These documents are being requested as part of the fact-finding effort for a journalistic piece. Along with the completed journalistic product, these records will be made available to the general public. This request is being made by a journalist at a non-profit news organization. It is not being made for commercial purposes, and it would be appreciated if your agency would process this request with the appropriate recognition that it is a request being made in the public interest.

If you have any questions about this request, please contact me via the email address from which this request was sent or by phone at 617-500-7123.

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 business days.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Birmingham Police Department

Subject: RE: Alabama Public Records Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Birmingham Police Department)

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Thank you for your inquiry.

Please refer to our public records request page: www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest<http://www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest>

Pursuant to the §36-12-40, Code of Alabama 1975, Inspection and Copying of Records, “Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute.”

The fee schedule to obtain copies of records and/or to inspect records and the statement of general public records policy are incorporated at this location..

Please read carefully and acknowledge before submitting your records requests from the online form at www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest<http://www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest>.

If you would like to discuss your request, please be encouraged to call our office.

Thank you

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