State University of New York at Buffalo police dep't manual

Christopher Philippo filed this request with the State University of New York at Buffalo of New York.
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14-028

Status
Completed

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From: Christopher Philippo

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

The police department manual for the State University of New York at Buffalo.

("Because each police department is independently operated, each employs their own manual of procedures; a manual of procedures is a standard feature in any institution by no more so than within a police department. Yet, SUNY police department --- SUNY --- yet some SUNY police departments do not have a manual of procedures. This means that a police office has little or no direction as to how the university wishes to address a specific problem, thus liability issues arise.”
James Lyman, Executive Director of Council 82 for the New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union. (113-114). http://www.nysenate.gov/files/SUNY%20testimony%20pt.%202.PDF
)

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Christopher Philippo

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

Dear Mr. Philippo,

Please be advised that I am in receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request dated today, March 26, 2014 requesting a copy of the police department manual for the State University of New York at Buffalo.

I am currently determining the availability and accessibility of the requested document(s), and I expect to be in further contact with you on the matter within twenty business days. If you wish to make further inquiry regarding this particular FOIL request, please reference File Number 14-028.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-028.

Thank you for your help.

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

Mr. Philippo,

We are unable to respond to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request within the twenty (20) business days from our last email dated March 26, 2014 because of the difficulty in retrieving the information requested, and the need to review the documents to determine the extent to which they must be disclosed.

It is anticipated that those records that you have requested that are disclosable under FOIL and the Personal Privacy Protection Law will be provided to you on or before May 21, 2014.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-028.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-028.

Thank you for your help.

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

Mr. Philippo,

Pursuant to your request, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, documents responsive to your request are attached. Because there are so many documents and too large to send in one email, I will send subsequent emails with attachments. There are a total of 5 attachments.

We have denied access to some records you seek as they are exempt from disclosure under Public Officers Law §87(2)(e). There are no other records responsive to your request.

If you wish to appeal any part of this decision, you must do so in writing within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this email. The appeal must be directed to: FOIL Appeals Officer, James J. Malatras, Associate Counsel, Office of University Counsel, SUNY Plaza, Albany, New York 12246.

Brian T. Hines
Records Access Officer
Employee Relations
University at Buffalo
120 Crofts Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-7022
(716) 645-4475
(716) 645-5904 (fax)
hines@buffalo.edu<mailto:hines@buffalo.edu>
http://hr.buffalo.edu

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

From: Brant, Joan

Sent on behalf of Brian T. Hines, Records Access Officer

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-028.

Thank you for your help.

From: Hines, Brian

Mr. Philippo,

We sent you multiple documents that were responsive to your request. Therefore, we consider your Freedom of Information Law request closed.

Brian T. Hines
Records Access Officer
Employee Relations
University at Buffalo
120 Crofts Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-7022
(716) 645-4475
(716) 645-5904 (fax)
hines@buffalo.edu
http://hr.buffalo.edu

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