Helicopter Policies, Regulations, and Usage Logs (Omaha Nebraska Police Department)

Dear Michael Williams:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Omaha. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 3/26/2023 and given the reference number P001147-032623 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act I hereby request the following records:

-Policies on the use of helicopters by the agency.
-Regulations on the use of helicopters by the agency.
-Usage logs of helicopter use from the last five years.
-Any financial data from the last five years on helicopter upkeep and purchasing.

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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Williams

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 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Keith Williams

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City of Omaha
Jean Stothert, Mayor Todd R. Schmaderer
Chief of Police

Omaha Police Department
“To Serve and Protect”
505 South 15th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2769
(402) 444-5600
(402) 444-5898
police.cityofomaha.org (mailto:police.cityofomaha.org)
Good evening,
I have received your request and will begin processing it.
Thank you

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City of Omaha
Jean Stothert, Mayor Todd R. Schmaderer
Chief of Police

Omaha Police Department
“To Serve and Protect”
505 South 15th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2769
(402) 444-5600
(402) 444-5898
police.cityofomaha.org (mailto:police.cityofomaha.org)
Good morning,
Just waiting for one more piece of information on this and then I will get you the response.
Thanks for your patience.

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City of Omaha
Jean Stothert, Mayor Todd R. Schmaderer
Chief of Police

Omaha Police Department
“To Serve and Protect”
505 South 15th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2769
(402) 444-5600
(402) 444-5898
police.cityofomaha.org (mailto:police.cityofomaha.org) Dear Mr. Williams, On behalf of Chief of Police Todd Schmaderer, I am responding to your request for Omaha Police Department records. Your request is made pursuant to the provisions of the Nebraska Public Records Act. In your request dated March 26, 2023 you sought the following: -Policies on the use of helicopters by the agency. -Regulations on the use of helicopters by the agency. -Usage logs of helicopter use from the last five years. -Any financial data from the last five years on helicopter upkeep and purchasing. This is the response required by NEB. REV. STAT. § 84-712, et seq. The Nebraska public records statute allows persons the right to examine public records in the possession of public agencies during normal agency business hours, to make memorandum and abstracts from those public records, and to obtain copies of public records in certain circumstances. The statute do not require a public agency to review documents and create abstracts or other lists, to answer questions, or to create documents that do not otherwise exist. See NEB.REV.STAT. § 84-712. Although the Nebraska public records statutes provided for access to public documents, such access is not absolute. The statutes also provide for exceptions to disclosures by express and special provisions; there are 21 categories of documents that may be kept confidential from the public at the discretion of the agency involved. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.05. I have uploaded information related to the hours logged over the last five years and financial data related to our Air Support Unit. Policies and regulations related the use of our helicopters can be found on the public version of our Policies and Procedures Manual. Visit https://www.powerdms.com/public/OPDEP1/tree, click the "Public Policies" folder and search "helicopter" and/or "ABLE-1". Section 84-712.03 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes may grant you the right to administrative or judicial review of this response. Please consult the statute for further information. Chief of Police Todd Schmaderer is responsible for denying a portion of your request. Thank you for your patience in my response to this request. If you have any questions about the legal basis for this response, please contact me at 402.444.5259. Sincerely, Neal Bonacci