Law enforcement/police union contract/collective bargaining agreement (Cambridge Police Department)
| Tracking # |
P200620-082620 |
| Multi Request | Law enforcement/police union contract/collective bargaining agreements |
| Submitted | Aug. 16, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the current collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/fraternal order/benevolent association (or similar/equivalent organization). This includes any and all memorandums of understanding or similar agreements. Please provide all associated addendums, amendments, appendices, exhibits, and other supplemental and supporting documents.
Here are examples of responsive materials provided by other agencies in response to similar requests:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/02/27/2-21-18_MR18491_RES_IDC000697-022018.pdf (Long Beach, California)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/08/24/Collective_Bargaining_Agreement_1.pdf (St. Louis, Missouri)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/12/14/TPPA_2015-2017.pdf (Toledo, Ohio)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2020/07/17/2020-134_2020-02-18_Meet___Confer_Agreement_Waco_Police_Association.pdf (Waco, Texas)
This request is being submitted as a collaborative research effort in the public interest. It is being submitted to your agency partially due to public feedback that your locality should be included in this work. This request is being submitted in the public interest and without any commercial interest.
We will appreciate that your agency assesses any necessary fees according to the public and academic interest with which this request is being made. 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 be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. There is also an upload link provided as part of the electronic version of this message that we encourage your agency to use to transfer files.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Cambridge Police Department
Dear Beryl
Lipton: Your
public records request has been received by the City of Cambridge, and is being
processed in accordance with Public Records Law. Your request was
received in this office on 8/26/2020 and has been given
the reference number P200620-082620 for tracking
purposes. Please be aware that the City of Cambridge Offices will be closed except for essential services from March 17 until further notice as an emergency measure to assist in containment of the COVID-19 crisis, pursuant to the emergency guidelines announced by Governor Baker. Due to this unexpected temporary emergency closure, the standard public records response deadlines are automatically extended, and public record request responses may be paused until the City Offices re-open. Please note for your additional information: The Massachusetts Public Records Law does not require
a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to
answer questions. Sincerely, Seah Levy Public
Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134 slevy@cambridgema.gov (mailto:slevy@cambridgema.gov)
From: Cambridge Police Department
Dear Beryl Lipton,
The response to your public records request dated 8/26/2020 is attached.
Thank you,
Seah
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
slevy@cambridgema.gov<mailto:slevy@cambridgema.gov>
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