Lake County, FL Sheriff Drone Documents
| Submitted | Aug. 7, 2012 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Drone Watch
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on department use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this department’s use of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Tracy Markham
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 7, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Vachon, James
In response to your inquiry regarding a public records request pursuant to Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes, to whom did you submit your original request to? I am asking in order to ascertain a status of your request.
Also, if your request involves a small number of copied documents, there will be no fee. However, should there be numerous documents discovered in response to your request there may be a fee associated based on current allowable amounts set forth in chapter 119.
_______________________
Sgt. Jim Vachon
Office of Professional Standards
Office- 352-343-9534
Cell- 352-267-3038
FAX 352-343-9892
LK 2:14
[Description: otherstar] [Description: accred]
Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses and the contents of the e-mail are public
records. If you do not want your e-mail address or the contents of the e-mail
released in response to a public records request, do not send e-mail to this
entity. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are
addressed.
From: Vachon, James
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter "drones");
No such documents exist.
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on department use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
No such documents exist.
3. any departmental records concerning this department's use of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
No such documents exist.
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
No such documents exist.
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
No such documents exist.
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
No such documents exist.
d. drones' ability to carry weapons.
No such documents exist.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Tracy Markham
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
_______________________
Sgt. Jim Vachon
Office of Professional Standards
Office- 352-343-9534
Cell- 352-267-3038
FAX 352-343-9892
LK 2:14
[Description: otherstar] [Description: accred]
Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses and the contents of the e-mail are public
records. If you do not want your e-mail address or the contents of the e-mail
released in response to a public records request, do not send e-mail to this
entity. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are
addressed.