Missouri Sunshine Law: Request for email correspondence
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| Submitted | Feb. 16, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
All email correspondence, including all underlying attachments contained therein, sent to, from or cc'd between employees of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Wavis Jordan (work email: "wdjordan@capecounty.us" or any personal email account) between December 1, 2021, and the date this request is ultimately fulfilled.
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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 3 days.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Dear Mr. Bergin,
On February 16, 2022, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received your request for records regarding correspondence with Wavis Jordan. I am responding within three business days as required by §610.023.3, RSMo.
We are actively working to fulfill your request. Records shall be extensively reviewed to protect closed or confidential information under Missouri Law. §610.021, RSMo.
At this time, the Department is working on a significant number of Sunshine Law Requests and as a result, we will need additional time to provide you with an estimated cost and number of responsive records. Due to the extensive process of search, review and obtainment of records, we estimate that your request will be fulfilled by March 20, 2022.
Before providing responsive records, the Department must:
1. Process and review the Sunshine Law request;
2. Notify relevant staff members of the request to obtain physical, electronic or other potentially responsive records that are not immediately accessible to the staff reviewers(s), if applicable.
3. Staff reviewer will then review the records to determine if they are responsive to the request;
4. Staff reviewer converts all responsive records in an accessible and useable format; and
5. Compile or print the responsive documents.
Please note that the above process is dependent upon the availability of other Department staff members to locate records, the volume of the request, other active Department Sunshine Law Requests, and the on-going work of staff reviewers.
§610.026, RSMo allows for collection of fees, including search, research, and staff time for retrieving, identifying, providing the requested records. Please note, that an invoice will be sent to you for any charges incurred in the fulfillment of your request prior to release of responsive records. The department charges $25.79 per hour for clerical time and ten cents per page for paper copies not larger than nine inches by fourteen inches.
Please note that if there are email addresses you would like searched other than wjordan@capecounty.us<mailto:wjordan@capecounty.us> you will have to provide me with specifc addresses, I do not have on file other addresses for this individual.
Sincerely,
Christy A. Higgins
Sunshine Law Coordinator/Custodian of Records
Office of General Counsel
912 Wildwood Dr.
Jefferson City, Mo 65102
573-751-6955
Sunshine Law Requests can be submitted @ https://health.mo.gov/about/sunshine-requests.php
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This email is from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. It contains confidential or privileged information that may be protected from disclosure by law. Unauthorized disclosure, review, copying, distribution, or use of this message or its contents by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately destroy this message and notify the sender at the following email address: christy.higgins@health.mo.gov<mailto:christy.higgins@health.mo.gov> or by calling 573-751-6955.
From: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Dear Mr. Bergin,
The Department of Health and Senior Services conducted a search regarding Wavis Jordan and employees of the department from December 1, 2021 - February 17, 2022, no responsive records were located.
If I can be of further assistance please contact me.
Best,
Christy A. Higgins
Sunshine Law Coordinator/Custodian of Records
Office of General Counsel
912 Wildwood Dr.
Jefferson City, Mo 65102
573-751-6955
Sunshine Law Requests can be submitted @ https://health.mo.gov/about/sunshine-requests.php
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This email is from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. It contains confidential or privileged information that may be protected from disclosure by law. Unauthorized disclosure, review, copying, distribution, or use of this message or its contents by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately destroy this message and notify the sender at the following email address: christy.higgins@health.mo.gov<mailto:christy.higgins@health.mo.gov> or by calling 573-751-6955.
From: Dillon Bergin
Hi Christy,
I understand, thank you nonetheless for the conducting the search!
My best,
Dillon Bergin
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