NH police budget and employment data (Hillsborough County) (Goffstown Police Department)
| Multi Request | NH police budget and employment data (Hillsborough County) |
| Submitted | June 24, 2021 |
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From: Granite State News Collaborative
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, I respectfully request the following records related to this municipality's police department hiring, employment, and funding for the budget years 2000 through 2020:
BUDGET and FUNDING DATA - Records sufficient to show funding for municipal law enforcement offices and activities for the years 2000 through 2020.
If possible, please provide the itemized budget allocated for public safety and police department activities for each year, as well as records sufficient to show any additional funding received through other means, including but not limited to:
• funds for capital expenditures
• grants
• donations
HIRING and EMPLOYMENT DATA - Records sufficient to show the following data regarding police department employment for the years 2000 through 2020.
• The number of employed law enforcement officers (as defined by RSA 105-D:1). Please provide the date on which the provided numbers were accurate.
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of law enforcement officers employed by this municipality
• Annual demographic information (age, race, gender) of any individual employed in a position of leadership within this municipality’s public safety or law enforcement department
If any of the requested information is available in aggregate form, provision of this aggregate information by year would likely satisfy this request. If there are any known caveats involved with the data and information your office is able to provide, I would really appreciate it if you could share them with me.
*Please note* that if any of the requested information is held by another office or agency, direction to the appropriate office would be greatly appreciated.
This request is being made on behalf of the statewide nonprofit Granite State News Collaborative. This request is not being made for commercial purposes. It is being made as part of a journalistic data collection effort to benefit news organizations and the public good throughout the State of New Hampshire.
If your office anticipates that fees associated with the processing of this request, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Please call 617-500-7123 with any questions about this request. If your call is not answered, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as required by law.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I really appreciate your time and help.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton, Granite State News Collaborative
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 24, 2021. 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: Goffstown Police Department
Good afternoon Ms. Lipton,
The Town of Goffstown, NH is in receipt of the Right to Know request (attached) dated 06/25/21 and received by U.S. mail during normal business hours on 07/02/21.
In regard to your request for Budget and Funding Data, the documents in the Town's possession that are responsive to your request include the approved annual budget, the budget summary, the approved warrant articles, and the Financial Report of the Budget (MS-535).
Most of these documents are publicly available in the Annual Town Report. To the extent that we retain these reports in a digital format I have provided a link to the Town's website containing the aforementioned Town Reports (2003 - 2020). The link to electronic annual reports is: https://goffstown.com/residents-menu/town-documents/202-town-doc-reports. The Town possesses only physical copies of the annual reports prior to 2003. However, the UNH Scholars Repository does have PDF copies of the older Town Reports available on their website. To view the electronic annual reports prior to 2003, please visit: https://scholars.unh.edu/goffstown_nh_reports/index.html.
If you would like to view the physical copies of the annual reports, or the Town's MS-535 reports, you may make an appointment to view the reports at Town Hall, 16 Main Street, Goffstown, NH during normal business hours, Monday- Friday 8 AM to 4 PM. Should you require photocopies made of any of the pages, our standard rate would apply, $1 per page for the first 10 pages, and $0.50 per page thereafter.
There is additional budget information available by department for 2014 through 2020 on the Town's website, in the form of monthly budget reports. The link to the website where those reports can be viewed is: https://goffstown.com/government-menu/town-budget.
With regard to your request for Hiring and Employment Data, the Town does not maintain a document that identifies specifically the number of employees in any department at any given time. Additionally, the Town is not required to file an EEO-1 form, and therefore do not have documents for the period of 2000 - 2020 which would be responsive to your request for annual demographic data. To the best of the Town's knowledge and information, the Town does not maintain any documents reflecting the demographic profile of any individuals employed by the Town, and as such, there are no records in our possession responsive to your request.
Regards,
Danielle Basora, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director/Treasurer
Town of Goffstown
16 Main Street
Goffstown, NH 03045
603-497-8990 ext.102
danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov<mailto:danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov>
Cc via email: Goffstown Select Board
Derek Horne, Town Administrator
Eric Sereno, Goffstown Chief of Police
Daniel Conley, Police Captain
James Mitchell, Police Lieutenant
Denise Roberge, Executive Secretary
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From: Granite State News Collaborative
Hi Danielle,
This is Cassidy Jensen from the Concord Monitor. I'm following up on our phone conversation earlier today. Just to confirm, I'm looking for the number of full-time law enforcement officers employed by Goffstown in the years 2000 and 2020, separating our leadership positions (how many chiefs/captains vs. how many regular officers). You can respond to me at this email or give me a call at 603-369-3322 with any follow-up questions.
Thanks,
Cassidy
From: Goffstown Police Department
Good morning Ms. Jensen –
We are able to provide the following information in regards to your inquiry about the number of full-time sworn officers employed in Goffstown during the years 2000 and 2020.
GPD FT Sworn Officers in 2020 = 31
* FT Sworn Officers: 26
* FT Command Staff: 5 (1 Chief, 1 Captain, and 3 Lieutenants)
The Town will need additional time in order to obtain information about the year 2000. As I mentioned during our phone conversation on Tuesday, the Town has switched software providers over the years, which has resulted in the information for the year 2000 being less accessible digitally. We will need to look through our records to determine if the same information is stored somewhere on paper for the year 2000. Due to the time required to review physical records, we anticipate needing up to 30 days to respond to the remainder of your request.
Thank you for understanding.
Danielle Basora, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director/Treasurer
Town of Goffstown
16 Main Street
Goffstown, NH 03045
603-497-8990 ext.102
danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov<mailto:danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov>
From: Goffstown Police Department
Good morning Ms. Jensen –
We are able to complete our internal review of available information in regards to your inquiry about the number of full-time sworn officers employed in Goffstown during the years 2000 and 2020. Below is the information you requested.
GPD FT Sworn Officers in 2000 = 27
* FT Sworn Officers: 23
* FT Command Staff: 4 (1 Chief, 2 Captains, and 1 Lieutenants)
GPD FT Sworn Officers in 2020 = 31
* FT Sworn Officers: 26
* FT Command Staff: 5 (1 Chief, 1 Captain, and 3 Lieutenants)
Regards,
Danielle Basora, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director/Treasurer
Town of Goffstown
16 Main Street
Goffstown, NH 03045
603-497-8990 ext.102
danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov<mailto:danielle.basora@goffstownnh.gov>
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