Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement (Lancaster Bureau of Police)
| Multi Request | Police union contract/collective bargaining agreement |
| Submitted | Aug. 18, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the current collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/fraternal order/benevolent association (or similar/equivalent organization). This includes any and all memorandums of understanding or similar agreements. Please provide all associated addendums, amendments, appendices, exhibits, and other supplemental and supporting documents.
Here are examples of responsive materials provided by other agencies in response to similar requests:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/02/27/2-21-18_MR18491_RES_IDC000697-022018.pdf (Long Beach, California)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/08/24/Collective_Bargaining_Agreement_1.pdf (St. Louis, Missouri)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/12/14/TPPA_2015-2017.pdf (Toledo, Ohio)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2020/07/17/2020-134_2020-02-18_Meet___Confer_Agreement_Waco_Police_Association.pdf (Waco, Texas)
This request is being submitted as a collaborative research effort in the public interest. It is being submitted to your agency partially due to public feedback that your locality should be included in this work. This request is being submitted in the public interest and without any commercial interest.
We will appreciate that your agency assesses any necessary fees according to the public and academic interest with which this request is being made. 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 be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. There is also an upload link provided as part of the electronic version of this message that we encourage your agency to use to transfer files.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From:
Good Morning,
I am in receipt of your letter requesting information under the PA Right to Know Act.
In order to process a Right to Know request, the City of Lancaster requires all requests be submitted on the City's Public Records Request form or the Commonwealth's Office of Public Records form. The form along with instructions can be located on the City of Lancaster's website at http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com or can be picked up at City Hall, 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster PA 17602. Please email your request to cityopenrecords@cityoflancasterpa.com<mailto:cityopenrecords@cityoflancasterpa.com>
Sincerely,
Karen Kast
Senior Staff Assistant
Department of Administrative Services
120 North Duke Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
ph 717.291.3556
fx 717.291.4722
www.cityoflancasterpa.com<http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/>
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the current collective bargaining agreement (also known as a collective agreement or a union contract) between this department/agency and the local police union/fraternal order/benevolent association (or similar/equivalent organization). This includes any and all memorandums of understanding or similar agreements. Please provide all associated addendums, amendments, appendices, exhibits, and other supplemental and supporting documents.
Here are examples of responsive materials provided by other agencies in response to similar requests:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/02/27/2-21-18_MR18491_RES_IDC000697-022018.pdf (Long Beach, California)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/08/24/Collective_Bargaining_Agreement_1.pdf (St. Louis, Missouri)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2015/12/14/TPPA_2015-2017.pdf (Toledo, Ohio)
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2020/07/17/2020-134_2020-02-18_Meet___Confer_Agreement_Waco_Police_Association.pdf (Waco, Texas)
This request is being submitted as a collaborative research effort in the public interest. It is being submitted to your agency partially due to public feedback that your locality should be included in this work. This request is being submitted in the public interest and without any commercial interest.
We will appreciate that your agency assesses any necessary fees according to the public and academic interest with which this request is being made. 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 be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. There is also an upload link provided as part of the electronic version of this message that we encourage your agency to use to transfer files.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Lancaster Bureau of Police
Dear Mr. Lipton,
Please find attached the City's response to your request.
Sincerely,
Karen Kast
Senior Staff Assistant
Department of Administrative Services
120 North Duke Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
ph 717.291.3556
fx 717.291.4722
www.cityoflancasterpa.com<http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/>
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