Updated Burlington PD demographics data
| Submitted | May 28, 2019 |
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From: Brian Waters
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Vermont Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Demographic data for the Burlington Police Department. For each current officer, please be sure to include at least the following fields:
- Name
- Race
- Gender
- Year of birth
If possible, I would appreciate if the information could be provided in a machine-readable format, such as an Excel spreadsheet.
You may recall that I made a similar request in January. I am making this request in order to keep up with turnover and new recruits on the force. (With that in mind, please provide the data set in its entirety, and not simply a list of officers who have joined or departed since January.) I may be making similar requests on a six month to one year basis. If this data is available another way that may save your office some periodic work, such as via the city's open data portal, please do let me know.
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.
Sincerely,
Brian Waters
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Vermont Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 28, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Brian Waters
Hello,
I made a public records request with your office last week on 5/28 and have not yet heard back. I understand it has been a busy time for the city attorney's office. However, I just wanted to verify whether the request has in fact been received, and is in processing.
Thank you,
Brian Waters
P.S, I have been directing public records requests to your personal email account, eblackwood@burlingtonvt.gov. Please let me know if there is any person or email address which would be more appropriate for these requests in the future.
From: City Attorney's Office - Burlington, VT
Hi Brian,
It doesn't appear that this office got your original request. I will provide a response within three business days.
Please direct public records requests to me in the future.
Thanks!
Joy A. Hovestadt
Assistant City Attorney
Office of City Attorney & Corporate Counsel
149 Church St.
Burlington, VT 05401
jhovestadt@burlingtonvt.gov<mailto:jhovestadt@burlingtonvt.gov>
(802) 865-5352
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From: City Attorney's Office - Burlington, VT
Brian,
Please find attached a letter regarding your public records request and the responsive records.
Joy A. Hovestadt
Assistant City Attorney
Office of City Attorney & Corporate Counsel
149 Church St.
Burlington, VT 05401
jhovestadt@burlingtonvt.gov<mailto:jhovestadt@burlingtonvt.gov>
(802) 865-5352
IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT: This information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the use of those to whom it is addressed. This communication may contain material protected by the attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, or disclose this e-mail or any of its attachments to others. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by calling (802) 865-7121.
IF YOU ARE THE INTENDED RECIPIENT: Please note that: e-mail is not a secure method of communication; any e-mail that is sent to you or by you may be copied and held by various computers as it is transmitted; and, persons not participating in our communication may intercept our e-mail communications. If you do not wish to receive communications from us by e-mail, please notify us immediately by calling the number above.
Please note that this communication and any response to it will be maintained as a public record and may be subject to disclosure under the Vermont Public Records Act.
From: Brian Waters
Joy,
Thank you for the data. Have a nice weekend.
Brian Waters
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