FOIA - OEMC - Observation Van Deployment/Retrieval Documents

Dear J:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F190111-011619
You have requested the following records: A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595/
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) 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. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center. To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
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Dear J:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F190111-011619
You have requested the following records: A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595/
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) 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. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center. To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
Chicago Public Safety Record System. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=xSfKPyHO1-2F4Mny2NCLJVulVO5zgaUYhAxXpmsXAhNKJ6qcCeit535fgU6prtZX4h00siusTelCeOY4iwP6tDH6L3PkaH4mxTYbVKY96NsbmUNJoVUtWEwrLlkRAsKiXaVsx3MgHb0Aql2Zsfmjqfdw-3D-3D_axfxVOxaRKnBfZAlbeUBsI7DyjK6SGlcNKGxLw8nsmG4g-2F9qwvTk6oaWLrXnFmDoMgmksrkgxNg8W-2BwIRy0IDWNVX5eIpsaqI89yKklHztzA-2Fu9wepbVL3bpiZha-2FeisripohHUsfuInZRc6PfWaTXNt7DGnuPuq-2ButHRNbfBHh79iT7oLyFI6tK3OPtjJAvXdjA0Yj5BTiHTxDBkjdNLznXdHroJpbz4QD2E6IR9L6Qqnt-2BdEE2NPJ1is9TD6piiTsnGXwdPMFa-2F8bwHbj2EbsXhdfYWKokHDQBWHARXrNuXw90IMFmmiMdsL5mNO9NR-2BExSfyAU82JYkv1ye3IFg70abDxI9xp14IN-2FUP6iTr-2FQtyC0sYKj-2B2lzzAzUOnxXbfs7auh4L-2BX828YFbZGWA-3D-3D)

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO
RE: FOIA Request #F190111-011619
Dear J Ader:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on January 16, 2019, wherein you requested the following information:
"A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.

I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595."
At this time, we are seeking an extension of five (5) additional working days for one or more of the following reasons: ( )           The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records; ( )           The requested records require 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; (X)           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 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 the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; (x)           There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request. Please be aware that the foregoing reason(s) for additional time are found in the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(d).
Sincerely,
A. Martin  - OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO
RE: FOIA Request #F190111-011619
Dear J Ader:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on January 16, 2019, wherein you requested the following information:
"A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.

I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595."
At this time, we are seeking an extension of five (5) additional working days for one or more of the following reasons: ( )           The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records; ( )           The requested records require 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; (X)           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 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 the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; (x)           There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request. Please be aware that the foregoing reason(s) for additional time are found in the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(d).
Sincerely,
A. Martin  - OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO RE: FOIA Request #F190111-011619
Dear J. ADER:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on January 16, 2019, wherein you requested the following information: "A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.

I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595."
Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.") A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking.
Sincerely, A. MARTIN - OEMC FOIA
Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management & Communications
312-746-9403

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO RE: FOIA Request #F190111-011619
Dear J. ADER:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on January 16, 2019, wherein you requested the following information: "A copy of all Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD-21.958.pdf) completed from January 1st, 2017 to the date of this request.

I have been referred to your agency for these documents by a FOIA officer with the Chicago Police Department - see the response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/chicago-169/foia-cpd-observation-van-deploymentretrieval-documents-55595."
Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.") A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking.
Sincerely, A. MARTIN - OEMC FOIA
Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management & Communications
312-746-9403
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