Louisville Metro Open Records Request Logs 2018
| Tracking # |
10810 |
| Submitted | March 27, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Bret Walker
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A log of city open records requests received by the City of Louisville between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018, including for each request the subject of the request, the requester's name, and the final disposition of the request.
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,
Bret Walker
From: City of Louisville
Hello,
According to your company website, this is a commercial purpose request. Per KRS 61.870(4)(a) a Commercial Purposes request is defined as “…the direct or indirect use of any part of a public record or records, in any form, for sale, resale, solicitation, rent, or lease of a service, or any use by which the user expects a profit either through commission, salary, or fee.” Fee’s charged by Metro department’s vary, see below for a breakdown of hourly charges. Please complete, notarize and return the attached form via email (you don’t have to mail the original form back if you have emailed it) to move forward with your request.
OMB (Purchasing) - $16.83 per hour
Robin Berry
Director
Louisville Metro Government
Office of Records Compliance
611 W. Jefferson Street, 2nd Fl.
Louisville, KY 40202
502-574-5247 office
502-588-3121 fax
To submit an open record request: https://louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms/s1q0ftao0a40wdo/.
From:
Thanks, Bret.
This serves to acknowledge receipt of your open records request. Please refer to form ID number 10810 when communicating with Louisville Metro Government. You may expect a response within 3 Metro Government working days, at which time you will be notified when records can be made available, if they are identified to exist.
Open Records Request
Requestor Name * Bret Walker
Business/Organization Name (If Applicable)
MuckRock News
Are you a media organization? *
Yes
Email * requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)
Address DEPT MR 71066 411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
United States
Which Metro Government Agency
Do You Think Holds the Record(s)?
Office of Management and Budget/ Purchasing
Is this request for an environmental study? *
No
Specific Type of Record *
Other
Will this request require a search of Metro Government emails?
No
Will the Record be used for
Commercial Purposes? (https://louisvilleky.gov/government/management-budget/open-records-commercial-purpose-form) *
Yes
Records Timeframe
From: Bret Walker
Robin,
As stated in the original request, this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
Could you please tell me which website you're referring to?
Bret Walker
From: City of Louisville
Hello,
See below.
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From: Bret Walker
Robin,
Muckrock is not my website, it is a service I am using to facilitate the request and host responsive documents.
If you search for requests made to Louisville Metro through Muckrock, you’ll find several instances of requests being completed without the question of Muckrock’s funding model: https://www.muckrock.com/place/united-states-of-america/kentucky/louisville-jefferson-county/.
As stated in the original request, this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
Bret Walker
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Kentucky Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 27, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #10810.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Bret Walker
To Whom It May Concern:
Please let me know if this request is still being denied after the clarification about the role of Muckrock in the request process.
Sincerely,
Bret Walker
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Kentucky Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 27, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #10810.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Louisville
Good morning,
I came across your response to Robin when I was looking for missed requests and I can’t tell if you’ve been responded to or not so I will explain why the request is being viewed as commercial one on our end.
On the Muckrock website’s about page<https://www.muckrock.com/about/> it mentions a $20 fee to file up to four requests (see attached). It appears that Muckrock is being paid to provide the record.
A Commercial Purposes request is defined, per KRS 61.870(4)(a), as “…the direct or indirect use of any part of a public record or records, in any form, for sale, resale, solicitation, rent, or lease of a service, or any use by which the user expects a profit either through commission, salary, or fee.”
That is why we feel that this is a commercial request.
Thank you and to be clear we do not have any issues with the content of Muckrock requests we are just under the impression that Muckrock is being paid to provide these records because of the $20 fee listed on the site and referenced in the attachment.
Jacinta Scruggs
Open Records Specialist Intake
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Office of Management and Budget
611 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Direct Line: 502-574-3576
Fax: 502-588-3121
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