Juvenile Probation Dept. Employment Information

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 to 11), I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 to 11), I hereby request the following records:

(The scope of this request is only within the Cook County Juvenile Probation Department)

- A list of current deputy chief probation officer positions and their names, salaries, job descriptions, and required qualifications for each position
- A list of current probation officer positions, salaries, job descriptions, and required qualifications for each position
- A list of current chief probation officer positions, salaries, job descriptions, and required qualifications for each position
- A list of all new positions created within the last three years in the Cook County Juvenile Probation Department, and the following information for each:
-- date of creation (or start date)
-- titles, job descriptions, salaries
- Annual staffing budget (one number per year) of the Juvenile Probation Department from 1989 to 2016. This includes the staffing budget that comes from the department's budget, as well as provides documents sufficient to show any other sources of funding the department uses for staffing.

- All communication to or from or within the Cook County Juvenile Probation Department regarding the creation of the position called “deputy chief probation officer”. This includes all communication discussing the need for such a position and all potential duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position. For these purposes, "communications" may include but is not limited to e-mails, memos, paper letters, notes in paper or digital case files, posts on any internal chat or collaborative server or networked computer tool, voice recordings, or any other retained discussion.

- All correspondence with or about the AFSCME Local 3477 relating to the deputy chief probation officer position. In addition, this includes all communications to/from/within the department discussing the deputy chief probation officer position in relation to the union contract with the juvenile probation officers. For these purposes, "communications" may include but is not limited to e-mails, memos, paper letters, notes in paper or digital case files, posts on any internal chat or collaborative server or networked computer tool, voice recordings, or any other retained discussion.

- Number of total employees in the department on any single date each year from 1989 to 2015. (For this part of the request and all subsequent bullets, if records exist to pick a specific date for all years requested, please do so)
- Number of chief probation officers on any single date each year from 1989 to 2015
- Number of deputy chief probation officers on any single date each year from 1989 to 2015
- Number of probation officers (not including any of the above tiers of management) on any single date each year from 1989 to 2015

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, ideally by e-mail attachment or by CD-ROM if email is not feasible.

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,

Sydney Combs