FOIA - OEMC - Observation Van forms/logs

Dear J:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F203260-123120
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

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

All Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (CPD-21.958) and Observation Van Worksheet Logs (CPD-21.959) completed from January 1st, 2020 to the December 31st, 2020. Please see the following directive for more information: http://directives.chicagopolice.org/directives/data/a7a57bf0-12d2f0dc-2f512-d2f3-32b621ca5662f333.html

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

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The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.  If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO January 11, 2021 RE: FOIA Request #F203260-123120             PENDING 01/19 Dear J Ader: On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on December 31, 2020, wherein you requested the following information: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

All Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (CPD-21.958) and Observation Van Worksheet Logs (CPD-21.959) completed from January 1st, 2020 to the December 31st, 2020. Please see the following directive for more information: http://directives.chicagopolice.org/directives/data/a7a57bf0-12d2f0dc-2f512-d2f3-32b621ca5662f333.html

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/ At this time, we are seeking an extension of five (5) additional working days for one or more of the following reasons: ( )         The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records; ( )         The requested records require the collection of a substantial number of specified records; ( )         The request is couched in categorical terms and requires an extensive search for the records responsive to it; (X)         The requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them; ( )         The requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions; ( )         The request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; ( )         There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request. Please be aware that the foregoing reason(s) for additional time are found in the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(d). Sincerely, M. Mason - OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO
January 19, 2021 RE: FOIA Request #F203260-123120
Dear J Ader:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on December 31, 2020, wherein you requested the following information: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

All Observation Van Deployment/Video Retrieval Request forms (CPD-21.958) and Observation Van Worksheet Logs (CPD-21.959) completed from January 1st, 2020 to the December 31st, 2020. Please see the following directive for more information: http://directives.chicagopolice.org/directives/data/a7a57bf0-12d2f0dc-2f512-d2f3-32b621ca5662f333.html

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

J Ader

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With respect to the records you are seeking, the OEMC has no responsive records. Be advised,  the OEMC is not the keeper of records.
Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.")  A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking.
Sincerely, M. Mason - OEMC FOIA
Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management & Communications
312-746-9403