Communication Services Contract - Arkansas - 2018 (Montgomery County Sheriff'S Office)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office of Montgomery County, AR.
Multi Request Communication Services Contract - Arkansas - 2018
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Beryl Lipton


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Contracts and invoices related to the use of communication services at any and all county correctional or detention facility locations under the jurisdiction of this agency. This may encompass telecommunication, kiosk, and mobile tablet services.

Please provide the following relevant materials.

• Any and all open or active Requests for Proposal or similar solicitations regarding the provision, installation, maintenance, or use of communication services. If available or applicable, please also provide equivalent materials for video conferencing equipment and other electronic communication and telecommunication services.

• Any and all active contracts regarding the provision, installation, maintenance, financial requirements, associated commissions, or use of communication services. Please include all associated supplemental materials, including any and all attachments, amendments, and exhibits. Please provide any other materials regarding the terms of service, including the term and expiration date of the current contract, as well as any optional contract extensions. Please include the name of the current telecommunication provider, as well as the services currently being provided pursuant to the agreement. Relevant companies include, but are not limited to, CenturyLink, City Tele Coin, ICSolutions, JPay, and Securus Technologies.

• Any and all financial reports, commission reports, revenue reports, and invoices related to the provision, installation, maintenance, or use of communication services. Please include all usage and fee reports, providing as much segregable data as possible, including, but not limited to, the rate at which the funds were generated, the revenue generated for each service, the timeframe during which the funds were generated, the nature of the communication's payment (collect, prepaid, inmate account), etc. If available, please also provide equivalent materials for video conferencing equipment and other electronic communication and telecommunication services.

Please provide all current contract materials and invoices for the period January 1, 2015 through the date this request is processed.

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From:

Our Sheriff has requested I respond to your Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) received August 13, 2018.

Ark. Code Ann. 25-19-105(a)(1)(A) states: "Except as otherwise
specifically provided by this section or by laws specifically enacted to
provide otherwise, all public records shall be open to inspection and
copying by any citizen of the State of Arkansas during the regular business
hours of the custodian of the records." Based upon your correspondence and
mailing address, it appears that you are not a citizen of the State of
Arkansas, but rather a citizen of the State of Massachusetts. Therefore, we
are under no obligation to provide you with any responsive records pursuant
to your request under The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Thank you for your interest in our County.

Respectfully,

Beth Lawrence

Administrative Assistant & Deputy Collector

Montgomery County Sheriff & Collector

105 Hwy 270 East # 9

Mount Ida, AR 71957

Phone: 870-867-3155

Fax: 870-867-3485

Email: mccollector@windstream.net

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