NH police budget and employment data (Rockingham County) (Hampton Falls Police Department)
| Tracking # |
91-A |
| Multi Request | NH police budget and employment data (Rockingham County) |
| Submitted | Sept. 8, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more.
Communications
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
From:
Good Morning,
Please see the attached response.
Please provide me with a direct e-mail or telephone number for Beryl Lipton for any questions that I may have that require an immediate response.
Thank you,
Lacey Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
T: 603-926-4619
F: 603-926-6042
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 3:00pm
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the email and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy, or use this email or any attachments for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.
From: Hampton Falls Police Department
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached correspondence.
Thank you,
Lacey Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
T: 603-926-4619
F: 603-926-6042
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 3:00pm
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the email and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy, or use this email or any attachments for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.
From: Hampton Falls Police Department
Good Afternoon,
Attached you will find our response to your 91A request.
Thank you,
Lacey Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
T: 603-926-4619
F: 603-926-6042
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 3:00pm
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the email and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy, or use this email or any attachments for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.
From: Granite State News Collaborative
Hi Ms. Kelly,
My name is Cassidy Jensen and I'm a reporter at the Concord Monitor. My colleague Beryl Lipton made this original request.
Thank you for your help in fulfilling this request and tracking down this data.
I do have a follow-up question, regarding this part of the original request:
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.
Can you please provide the number of full-time officers employed in the years 2000 and 2010?
Thank you so much for your help, and feel free to call me at 603-369-3322 with any questions.
Best,
Cassidy Jensen
The Concord Monitor
From: Hampton Falls Police Department
Good Morning,
I am in receipt of your request and will need additional time to determine whether or not the records exist. If records do exist and they are disclosable, we can set up a date/time for you to come in and review the records. I will be in touch within the next 15 days.
Thank you,
Lacey Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
T: 603-926-4619
F: 603-926-6042
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 3:00pm
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the email and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy, or use this email or any attachments for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.
From: Hampton Falls Police Department
Hi Cassidy,
After researching, it has been determined that we do not maintain any type of record or document that tracks the number of officers we employee each year.
Thank you,
Lacey Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
T: 603-926-4619
F: 603-926-6042
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 3:00pm
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the email and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy, or use this email or any attachments for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.
Files
pages