Sean Hearty CAZEO Certification
| Submitted | Oct. 25, 2022 |
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From: Kevin Paige
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Documentation showing 2017-current CAZEO Certification Status for Sean Hearty, Timothy Rosatti, Sharon Calitro, and Jennifer Emminger.
2. Current job descriptions for Zoning Enforcement Officer, Assistant Zoning Enforcement Officer, Planning Director, Deputy/Assistant Planning Director and other job descriptions that may apply to aforementioned individuals in Item #1
https://www.cazeo.org/Certification
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kevin Paige
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 25, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Danbury Human Resources
Mr. Paige- the HR Department has received your request below and will
respond promptly. Any fees will be assessed at the statutory rate of $.50
per page in accordance with CGS Section 1-212.
Sincerely,
Dianne Rosemark
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From: Nelly Espinal <n.espinal@danbury-ct.gov>
Date: Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 11:37 AM
Subject: Fwd: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Sean Hearty
CAZEO Certification
To: Dianne Rosemark <d.rosemark@danbury-ct.gov>
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Sean Hearty CAZEO
Certification
To: <n.espinal@danbury-ct.gov>
Danbury Human Resources
FOIA Office
155 Deer Hill Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
October 25, 2022
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request
the following records:
1. Documentation showing 2017-current CAZEO Certification Status for Sean
Hearty, Timothy Rosatti, Sharon Calitro, and Jennifer Emminger.
2. Current job descriptions for Zoning Enforcement Officer, Assistant
Zoning Enforcement Officer, Planning Director, Deputy/Assistant Planning
Director and other job descriptions that may apply to aforementioned
individuals in Item #1
https://www.cazeo.org/Certification
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §
1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public
interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be
processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to
the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business
days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kevin Paige
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From: Kevin Paige
Thank you!
From:
Thank you for contacting me. I am currently out of the office with
limited access to email. If you need immediate assistance please
contact Human Resources at 203-797-4598. Otherwise, I will contact
you upon my return to the office Monday November 7, 2022.
Thank you.
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Regards,
*Ginny*
Virginia Werner
Director of Human Resources
City of Danbury
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
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From: Danbury Human Resources
Mr. Paige, attached are documents responsive to your request. Neither Mr.
Emminger nor Ms. Calitro holds CAZEO certifications.
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Dianne Rosemark
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Danbury
203-797-4518
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From: Kevin Paige
Dianne,
Although Certificates of Completion have been included in this response, can you please provide the current status of CAZEO Membership?
As you may have read in the responsive documents, it is a requirement of both Zoning Positions and will be required as of January 1, 2023 by statutory mandate for both Planning positions as well.
Kevin Paige
From: Danbury Human Resources
Mr. Paige, as you are aware, pursuant to the FOI Act, in response to a
request for information, public agencies are only required to provide
requesters with existing documents maintained by the agency that are
responsive to the request, which we have done.
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Dianne Rosemark
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Danbury
203-797-4518
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From: Kevin Paige
Dianne,
Then can you provide the paid invoice for dues for Sean Hearty and Tim Rosati? CAZEO Certification is based on continuing professional education. So the certificates you provided only show initial Certification. Current membership status is what I am requesting.
If the City pays for CAZEO membership, a paid invoice for current annual membership would be a sufficient responsive record.
Kevin Paige
From: Danbury Human Resources
Mr. Paige, the Human Resources Department has no responsive records.
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Dianne Rosemark
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Danbury
203-797-4518
The information contained in this message is confidential and privileged
information from the Office of Danbury Corporation Counsel. This
information is intended for the use of the person named and is to be read
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From: Kevin Paige
Dianne,
Thank you. so I read this to believe that no current certification exists.
CAZEO website states:
In addition most municipalities in the State of Connecticut require that the Zoning Enforcement Officer either be currently certified by CAZEO or become certified (usually within a specified time period) once employed. Obtaining certification means that you have the credentials and have demonstrated the requisite knowledge of state statutes, the standards and practices of your profession, along with the skills required for you to effectively perform your job. It is also confirmation that you take your job seriously and that you strive to achieve a higher level of professionalism.
The CZEO certification is a certification that must be maintained. This includes active membership and continuing education credits per the policy adopted by the Executive Committee in 2017 and found on the website.
If you have not maintained your membership and credits, you are no longer considered CZEO certified and may not use the designation. Continuing to use the designation is a violation of the CAZEO Code of Ethics.
I would appreciate you forwarding this to Danbury Human Resources as Mr. Hearty and Mr. Rosati are required to be certified to hold their positions by job description.
Kevin Paige
From: Kevin Paige
Dianne, in light of no responsive records of my initial request, could you please provide any documentation of CAZEO membership compliance the City is in possession of for both Timothy Rosati and Sean Hearty as they are a requirement under Civil Service guidelines?
I can submit a new request if you feel that is necessary.
Kevin
From: Danbury Human Resources
Mr. Paige- as I have previously indicated to you, the Human Resources
Department has no responsive records. If you wish to submit another FOI
request, you can certainly do so.
Sincerely,
Dianne Rosemark
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Dianne Rosemark
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Danbury
203-797-4518
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information from the Office of Danbury Corporation Counsel. This
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From: Kevin Paige
Will do!
Thank you!
Kevin
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