Ice Cream
Submitted | July 14, 2016 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Andrew Quemere
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
* Any records detailing funding for the ice cream served by Boston police on July 13, 2016
* Any records detailing funding for the truck the ice cream was served from
* Any records detailing pay for the employee(s) who served the ice cream
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Andrew Quemere
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 14, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Media Relations
July 25, 2016
Andrew Quemere
Muckrock
Dear Mr. Quemere:
Pursuant to G. L. c. 66, § 10 (b), this correspondence is to confirm
receipt of your request for documents that are potentially in the
possession, custody or control of the Boston Police Department.
Specifically, you have requested:
* Any records detailing funding for the ice cream served by Boston police
on July 13, 2016
* Any records detailing funding for the truck the ice cream was served from
* Any records detailing pay for the employee(s) who served the ice cream
We will contact you as soon as possible with our findings, and will send
you a cost estimate for your requested materials if fulfilling the request
is expected to exceed $10.00, per 950 C.M.R. 32.06(1); 950 C.M.R. 32.03;
M.G.L. c 66 § 10(a).
Please be advised that we research each request in the order it was
received, and it may take longer than ten days to be fulfilled. If your
request requires a substantial amount of research, reviewing and redacting,
fulfilling the request will take a significant amount of time. Please plan
accordingly.
Thank you,
Office of Media Relations
Boston Police Department
617-343-3520
www.bpdnews.com
From: Media Relations
Mr. Quemere,
This email is in response to your recent request for records that may or
may not be in the possession of the Boston Police Police Department.
Specifically you have requested, Any records detailing funding for the ice
cream served by Boston police on July 13, 2016, Any records detailing
funding for the truck the ice cream was served from, Any records detailing
pay for the employee(s) who served the ice cream.
The Boston Police Department does not have any records responsive to your
request. Operation Hoodsie Cup receives its ice cream free of charge from
HP Hood LLC. They are generous enough to donate all of the product we are
privileged to give out across the city each summer. The truck was also
donated to BPD back in 2010 at no cost to the BPD. The officers who where
kind enough to hand out the free ice cream on June 13, 2016 did so on a
volunteer basis.
Operation Hoodsie Cup was developed y Hill Holiday and Co-sponsored by HP
Hood back in 2010 as way to engage with the community and build trust among
youth.
Files
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