Communication Services Contracts - North Carolina - May 2019 (Burke County Sheriff's Office)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Burke County Sheriff's Office of Burke County, NC.
Multi Request Communication Services Contracts - North Carolina - May 2019
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Communications

From: Beryl Lipton


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Contracts and invoices related to the use of communication services at any and all correctional or detention facility locations under the jurisdiction of this agency. This may encompass money transfer, commissary transactions, telecommunication, email, kiosk, video visitation, and mobile tablet services.

Please provide the following relevant materials.

1. Procurement: Any and all open or active Requests for Proposal or similar solicitations regarding the provision, installation, maintenance, or use of communication services (including those related to money transfer, telecommunication, email, kiosk, video visitation, and mobile tablet services). If available or applicable, please provide equivalent materials for video conferencing equipment and other electronic communication and telecommunication services.

2: Contracts and agreements: Any and all active contracts regarding the provision, installation, maintenance, financial requirements, associated commissions, or use of communication services (including money transfer, telecommunication, email, kiosk, video visitation, and mobile tablet services). Please include all associated supplemental materials, including any and all attachments, amendments, and exhibits. Please provide any other materials regarding the terms of service, including the term and expiration date of the current contract, as well as any optional contract extensions. Please include the name of the current telecommunication provider, as well as the services currently being provided pursuant to the agreement. Relevant companies include, but are not limited to, CenturyLink, City Tele Coin, ICSolutions, JPay, and Securus Technologies.

3: Finance records: Any and all financial reports, commission reports, revenue reports, and invoices related to the provision, installation, maintenance, or use of communication services (including money transfer, telecommunication, email, kiosk, video visitation, and mobile tablet services). Please include all usage and fee reports, providing as much segregable data as possible, including, but not limited to, the rate at which the funds were generated, the revenue generated for each service, the timeframe during which the funds were generated, the nature of the communication's payment (collect, prepaid, inmate account), etc. If available, please also provide equivalent materials for video conferencing equipment and other electronic communication and telecommunication services.

4: Policies: Any and all policies related to the use of telecommunication services or any other services provided by companies relevant to parts 1, 2, and/or 3 of this request. Please include all policies regarding the appropriate manner in which inmates may use these services, including those related to the transfer of funds for costs related to these services and restrictions on or requirements for use of these services. If any responsive policies have gone into effect since January 1, 2016, please provide notes and communications regarding this policy change or adjustment.

Please provide all responsive materials and invoices for the period January 1, 2015 through the date this request is processed.

I am happy to discuss the scope of this request. If this is necessary, please feel free to contact me at this email address for a time to speak on the phone.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From:

Mr. Lipton,

We received your public records request today, June 9, 2020; however, I have not seen the May 22, 2020 request.

Your request has been submitted to the County Attorney for his opinion on what records the Sheriff's Office has that are subject to your request. Subsequent to receiving his opinion, we will be happy to comply.

Thank you,
Steve Whisenant
Burke County Sheriff

From: Burke County Sheriff's Office

Dear Sirs

In response to your request, please find attached our Contract and Addendums for Inmate Telecommunications with Pay Tel Communications, Inc. These materials are relevant to your Item # 2 request 'Contracts and agreements'.

Thank you.

Sue Hensley
Administrative Technician
Burke County Jail
130 Government Drive, Morganton, NC 28655
Tel: 828-764-9584
Fax: 828-764-9592
sue.hensley@burkenc.org<mailto:sue.hensley@burkenc.org>

In accordance with the North Carolina general statutes, chapter 132, this email address is subject to North Carolina public records law. As such, please note that all inbound and outbound messages are subject to requests for review and may be disclosed to third parties.

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