Communications, documents, and memos wrt 1M in savings for DoIT/2FM merger

Matt Chapman filed this request with the Mayor's Office of Chicago, IL.
Submitted Oct. 9, 2019
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Communications

From: Matt Chapman

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Communications, documents, and memos wrt 1M in savings for DoIT/2FM merger

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

All records, memos, communications and reports, or general information where there are discussions, descriptions, statements, or otherwise general information on the $1M in savings from the following press release statement:

"The departmental merger, still subject to City Council approval, will take effect in 2020, and all occupied positions will be retained or transitioned in the new structure. The estimated savings are approximately $1M, and the City expects additional efficiencies and savings over time."

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2019/october/ProposalDoIT2FMMerger.html

There is significant worry from the civics community, including Chicago's ex Chief Data Officer that this merger will be disastrous: https://twitter.com/tomschenkjr/status/1182049708199628802. As such, the burden from this request is far outweighed by the public's interest.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Matt Chapman

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: Extension request - city savings

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Dear requestor:

On behalf of the City of Chicago Mayor's Office, I am responding to your Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request received in our offices on October 9, 2019. At this time, I am seeking an extension of five additional working days to respond to the request for one or more of the following reasons identified in 5 ILCS 140/3(e) of FOIA:

( ) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;

( ) the request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records;

( ) the request is couched in categorical terms and requires an extensive search for the records responsive to it;

( ) the requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;

( ) the requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of the FOIA or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions;

( ) the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by 5 ILCS 140/3(d) without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;

( X ) there is need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of a public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.

Thank you.

Anjali Julka
FOIA Officer - Office of the Mayor
121 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-3844 w
312-502-0702 m

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From: Mayor's Office

Subject: Response to FOIA - city savings

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Please see response attached.

Sincerely,
Anjali Julka
FOIA Officer - Office of the Mayor
121 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-3844 w
312-502-0702 m

________________________________
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