COPA Case 2020-0002504

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Copies of the attachment sheets, the summary digest report, and any other final disposition documentation (e.g., an Administrative Closure order, mediation agreement, grievance decision, or arbitration award) for COPA case __2020-0002504__ as identified by the data provided at https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/COPA-Cases-Summary/mft5-nfa8/data.

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,

Geoff Little

Dear Mr. Szczepanski,

Thanks for your response. In it you refer to a FOIA request for "20-060-255" however my original request is for documentation regarding COPA case 2020-0002504.

Could you clarify what "20-060-255" refers to?

Thanks,
Geoff Little

Mr. Szczepanski,

Thanks for your response, it answers my question.

Thanks again,
Geoff Little

Hi Mr. Szczepanski,

Out of curiosity, what's the process for handling FOIA requests within COPA?

Are emails received by the copa-foia@copachicago address handled by a person? A bot?
Is each request noted somewhere for tracking?
Are the processors able to see when a request is nearing its 5-day deadline?
Do responses to FOIA requests go through an approval process?

Hope you don't mind my asking. I figured I'd ask outright rather than FOIA for documents pertaining to the FOIA handling process.

Thanks for your time,
Geoff Little

Hi Mr. Szczepanski,

Thanks, I've reached out.

Cheers,
Geoff Little