Records of managerial positions and reports

To Whom It May Concern:

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

The following records for all City of Chicago employees and contractors. Please provide records for all current and ex employees to the extent of the retention and system capabilities of the relevant HR system(s).

Manager
Full Name
Email Address
Direct reports
Title

With (5 ILCS 140/6) in mind, please provide me these records in an excel file.

The records responsive to this request are invaluable for understanding the underlying structure of the City of Chicago and its internal operation. As a result, the public's interest for this information far outweighs any burden and associated costs.

To ease many time burdens associated with this request, all possible technical escalation routes should be used.

As a reminder, it is the burden on the public body to make clear and convincing evidence that these records would be exempt, as described in (5 ILCS 140/1.2).

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 - Free Our Info, NFP

Hi - could you please explain further how it is that your agency does not maintain records that include a list of direct reports? Because you're providing a list of all employees, is there any way that I could instead be provided a list of each employee's manager? That would effectively provide the same information.

Thanks -
Matt Chapman
Free Our Info, NFP