Police days off (Dover City Clerk)

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Mr. Rudenberg:

We are writing in response to your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for names and badge numbers of all police officers and public safety department employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of January 4-8, 2021 (inclusive). These records are exempt from the definition of a public record under the provisions of the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, as stated in Title 29 §10002(l)(1) of the Delaware Code. For this reason, we are unable to provide the information that you requested.

Please let us know if you have any questions regarding your FOIA request.

Thank you,
City Clerk's Office
City of Dover, Delaware
Email: cityclerk@dover.de.us
Phone: 736-7008
Fax: 736-5068

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This is a follow up to request number 2021-6:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Delaware Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 8, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-6.

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On Jan. 11, 2021:
Subject: FOIA Request Response 2021-6
Mr. Rudenberg:

We are writing in response to your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for names and badge numbers of all police officers and public safety department employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of January 4-8, 2021 (inclusive). These records are exempt from the definition of a public record under the provisions of the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, as stated in Title 29 §10002(l)(1) of the Delaware Code. For this reason, we are unable to provide the information that you requested.

Please let us know if you have any questions regarding your FOIA request.

Thank you,
City Clerk's Office
City of Dover, Delaware
Email: cityclerk@dover.de.us
Phone: 736-7008
Fax: 736-5068
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On Jan. 11, 2021:
Subject: FOIA Records Request Confirmation 2021-6
We are in receipt of your request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It is the intent of the City of Dover to perform business in an open and public manner and to grant reasonable access to public records. The City of Dover FOIA policy complies with requirements set forth in the Delaware Code which state:

"All public records shall be open to inspection and copying during regular business hours by the custodian of the records for the appropriate public body. Reasonable access to and reasonable facilities for copying of these records shall not be denied to any citizen."

Please note that production and administrative costs may be incurred if staff time is required to gather information to respond to your request. Prior to fulfilling your request, we will advise you of an estimate of the costs involved (if any). It is to your benefit that your request be stated as specifically as possible in order to avoid unnecessary expense.

The City of Dover FOIA Policy and General FOIA information regarding the processing of FOIA requests (including the FOIA Fee Structure) are available on the City of Dover website (www.cityofdover.com).

Your request reference number is Request Number: 2021-6.

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On Jan. 8, 2021:
Subject: Delaware Freedom of Information Act Request: Police days off (Dover City Clerk)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records sufficent to show the names and badge numbers of all police officers and public safety department employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of January 4-8, 2021 (inclusive).

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Rudenberg

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Mr. Rudenberg:

Our final response to this FOIA request was emailed on Monday, January 11, 2021 and can be found below.

Please let us know if you have any questions regarding your FOIA request.
Thank you,
Megan Ramsey
Administrative Assistant
City of Dover, Delaware
Email: mramsey@dover.de.us<mailto:mramsey@dover.de.us>
Phone: 736-4462
Fax: 736-5068