CoS Rich Giudice Calendar

Thank you for your FOIA request to the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor. Your FOIA request has been submitted and is being processed. Your reference number for tracking purposes is: F056949-091923. Track and view responses at Public Records Center.

You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records sufficient to show the calendar entries for Chief of Staff Rich Giudice for the months of August 2023 and September 2023 to date. Please include entries from any/all calendars associated with Rich Giudice, not limited to his primary email account.

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,

Anthony Moser

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The City of Chicago Office of the Mayor responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend.

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September 27, 2023 Anthony Moser Via email at requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of September 19, 2023, Reference # F056949-091923. Dear Anthony Moser, On behalf of the Office of the Mayor, I am responding to your Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request which was dated September 19, 2023 and received in our office on the same day. At this time, the Office of the Mayor is seeking an extension of five additional working days to respond to the requests for one or more of the following reasons identified in 5 ILCS 140/3(e) of FOIA: (xx) 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; (xx) 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; (xx) 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. Sincerely, Thomas Skelton
FOIA Officer
Mayor's Office

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September 28, 2023 Anthony Moser Via email at requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of September 19, 2023, Reference # F056949-091923. Dear Anthony Moser, This correspondence is in response to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request received by the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor on September 19, 2023. The Office of the Mayor took a 5 business day extension to your request on September 27, 2023. You requested: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records sufficient to show the calendar entries for Chief of Staff Rich Giudice for the months of August 2023 and September 2023 to date. Please include entries from any/all calendars associated with Rich Giudice, not limited to his primary email account.

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,

Anthony Moser

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Please find the attached records responsive to your request. We have redacted certain material pursuant to Section 7(1)(b) of FOIA.  That section exempts “private information, unless disclosure is required by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law or a court order.”  5 ILCS 140/7(1)(b).  Section 2(c-5) defines “private information" as:

unique identifiers, including a person's social security number, driver's license number, employee identification number, biometric identifiers, personal financial information, passwords or other access codes, medical records, home or personal telephone numbers, and personal email addresses. Private information also includes home address and personal license plates, except as otherwise provided by law or when compiled without possibility of attribution to any person.

5 ILCS 140/2(c-5).  The material we have redacted under this section is access codes.  Because these items are specifically exempted under Section 7(1)(b), they have been properly redacted.
We have redacted certain material pursuant to Section 7(1)(c) of FOIA.  That section exempts:

[p]ersonal information contained within public records, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless the disclosure is consented to in writing by the individual subjects of the information.  ‘Unwarranted invasion of personal privacy’ means the disclosure of information that is highly personal or objectionable to a reasonable person and in in which the subject’s right of privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in obtaining the information.  The disclosure of information that bears on the public duties of public employees and officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal privacy.

We have redacted the identity of job applicants under Section 7(1)(c) of FOIA.  Individuals who go through an application process or examination process to attain a certain job or position have an expectation that this information would not be publicly disseminated if they are unsuccessful in attaining the position.  In 2011 PAC 13060, the PAC cited to an earlier decision to explain why release of all information relating to all unsuccessful applicants is exempt.  The PAC stated, “…the fact that an individual is seeking new employment for a position is information that a reasonable person would view as highly personal and the release of that information is likely to be viewed as objectionable by most individuals.  Publication of an individual’s application for a position can negatively impact that individual’s current employment….”  Also, in 2010 PAC 6243, the PAC held that the names of applicants who completed the Firefighter/EMT exam are exempt pursuant to Section 7(1)(c).  Thus, the Mayor's Office has properly redacted the identity of job applicants under Section 7(1)(c) of FOIA. You have the right to have a denial reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, (877) 299-3642. You may also seek judicial review of a denial under 5 ILCS 140/11 of FOIA. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 312-744-3844. Sincerely, Thomas Skelton
FOIA Officer
Mayor's Office