Subject matter listing (Buffalo Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

A copy of the current list by subject matter, of all records in the possession of the agency.

Per NEW YORK PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 6, Section 87(3):

"Each agency shall maintain:

[....]

(c) a reasonably detailed current list by subject matter, of all records in the possession of the agency, whether or not available under this article. Each agency shall update its subject matter list annually, and the date of the most recent update shall be conspicuously indicated on the list."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Lesser

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Captain Antonio -

Thank you for your response to this FOIL request.

Please clarify whether the copied documents you mentioned in your last email are individual forms or the subject matter listing required to be maintained by the department per the cited section of the NYS FOIL statute.

Thank you.

Captain Antonio -

Thank you for your clarification. Please advise whether this subject matter list is available in digital format. If so, please provide the list in digital format, per the original request.

Thank you.

Captain Antonio -

Apologies, but it's unclear whether you mean individual reports that are not in digital format, or whether the listing is not in digital format. Please clarify.

Thank you.

Captain Antonio -

Thank you for clarifying. A check will be sent today for the indicated amount.

Hello -

Enclosed please find a check for $4.50 as payment for this FOIL for the subject matter listing of the Buffalo Police Department. Please send responsive documents to the address below.

Thank you.