1033 MOU and annual inventory form (Missouri - Dept. of Public Safety)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

-The current memorandum of agreement (MOA) or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Defense Logistics Agency, Disposition Services regarding the 1033 equipment surplus program administered by the DLA Law Enforcement Support Office

-The annual inventory form required to be completed by the state coordinator of the 1033 program

According to the DLA FAQ page regarding the 1033 program, the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Unit is the agency in charge of coordinating the 1033 program for Missouri. See http://www.dispositionservices.dla.mil/leso/Pages/StateCoordinatorList.aspx

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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

Ms. Haslag and Ms. Geiser -

A copy of the Sunshine Law request below has been faxed to Missouri DPS, Office of the Director. Please advise whether you are the more appropriate contacts for this request, given that you are the two points of contacts for the Missouri 1033 program as listed on the DLA website (http://www.dispositionservices.dla.mil/leso/Pages/StateCoordinatorList.aspx).

Thank you for your help.

Best,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Apologies for any confusion. This is a request for:

1) An inventory of equipment received by Mississippi law enforcement agencies via the 1033 program. For reference, the Ohio state coordinator released the attached spreadsheet.

2) The current MOA with the Defense Logistics Agency for the 1033 program.

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

Please confirm whether I've provided adequate clarification per my email from Tuesday.

Best,
Shawn

Mr. O'Connell -

Checking in to see whether I can provide any further clarification.

Thank you again for your help.

Best,
Shawn

Mr. O'Connell -

I've provided additional clarification of this request without any reply. Please advise as to its status, or whether I need to provide further clarification.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Ms. Haslag and Mr. O'Connell:

Apologies -- that was an autocorrect error on my part.

As outlined in my original request submitted at the beginning of last week, this is a request for records from the Missouri Department of Public Safety in its capacity as the state coordinator for the 1033 program. Specifically, this is a request for:

1) the inventory spreadsheet of equipment received by Missouri law enforcement agencies via the 1033 program. More than 20 states have released nearly identical spreadsheets, many of which are named "State Property Book" or something similar, without redaction or extensive review. I have attached three such spreadsheets here for reference.

2) The MOA signed between the state of Missouri and the Defense Logistics Agency that outlines the conditions of participation in the 1033 program.

Please let me know if this provides adequate clarification for moving forward with this request.

Best,

Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Ms. Haslag and Mr. O'Connell -

Thank you for sending the MOA and spreadsheet. I had the chance to examine both over the weekend, and it seems that several thousands entries in the spreadsheet you sent list contain simply the word "NULL" in both the law enforcement agency and the transfer date fields. Several entries also list the transfer date as 12/31/1899. Could you check these fields and resend?

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking on the below. Please advise regarding the "NULL" entries in the spreadsheet.

-Shawn