Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel (Village Clerk)
| Multi Request | Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel |
| Submitted | Jan. 29, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Mario Ariza
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
I hope this message finds you well. This is a public records request from a member of a media organization, pursuant to Florida Statute 119. In furtherance of an article investigating police misconduct payouts across the county over the past decades, we are seeking documents that show how much your municipal corporation, its legal representatives, or its liability insurance carriers have paid out in civil court since 01/01/2010 because of the actions of its police professionals.
To that end, we kindly request the electronic delivery of an excel spreadsheet with the following information:
- An identifying number for the claim
- The loss date
- An incident indicator description (such as “excessive force, k-9 bite, false arrest/imprisonment, etc.)
- Incurred expenses
- Incurred liability
- Incurred legal expenses
- Paid legal expenses
- Paid total
- Incurred total
This records pull should be interpreted to cover both federal and state court claims. If some of the above figures are not available because of your accounting practices, please endeavor to provide us with as full a picture as possible of the $$$ paid out by your municipality due to lawsuits against its police officers over the past ten years.
Upon request, we can provide a spreadsheet obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for. Please do feel free to reach out via email or phone should you have any questions.
Very Best
Mario Alejandro Ariza
Federal Courts Reporter
South Florida Sun Sentinel
786.210.6548
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Mario Ariza
From: Village Clerk
Good afternoon Mr. Ariza,
This email shall serve as confirmation the public records request has been received and copied herein are the individuals that will assist in gathering the records requested.
Thank you,
“Under Florida’s public records laws, e-mails and e-mail addresses, as well as all forms of electronic communication directed to the Village of Key Biscayne and its employees, may be considered public records subject to inspection by or disclosure to the public. If you do not wish to have your e-mail address possibly disclosed to the public, please do not communicate with the Village of Key Biscayne through e-mail. Instead, please contact the Village by telephone or other non-electronic means.”
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 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: Village Clerk
Good afternoon Mr. Ariza,
We are still compiling documents responsive to your request.
Thank you,
Jocelyn B. Koch
Village Clerk
e: jkoch@keybiscayne.fl.gov
o: 305-365-5506
f: 305-365-8914
Village of Key Biscayne
88 W McIntyre St. Suite 220
Key BiscayneFL33149
w:keybiscayne.fl.gov
“Under Florida’s public records laws, e-mails and e-mail addresses, as well as all forms of electronic communication directed to the Village of Key Biscayne and its employees, may be considered public records subject to inspection by or disclosure to the public. If you do not wish to have your e-mail address possibly disclosed to the public, please do not communicate with the Village of Key Biscayne through e-mail. Instead, please contact the Village by telephone or other non-electronic means.”
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 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:
Good Morning Mr. Ariza:
Be advised that the Village of Key Biscayne Police Department since its inception has not had police misconduct (liability payouts).
Respectfully,
Ana Y. Guerra
Executive Services Administrator
Village of Key Biscayne Police Department
88 W. McIntyre Street
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: (305) 365-8956
Fax: (305) 365-8937
Cellular: (786) 385-2522
e-mail: aguerra@keybiscayne.fl.gov<mailto:aguerra@keybiscayne.fl.gov> or ayguerra@kbpd.net<mailto:ayguerra@kbpd.net>
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