Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health)
| Tracking # |
11139 |
| Multi Request | Vaccine distribution and prioritization |
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Emma Ockerman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
The CDC ordered every jurisdiction to create a coronavirus vaccine distribution plan, and jurisdictions are currently executing the vaccine rollout nationwide:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/covid19-vaccination-guidance.html
Therefore, I request the following information:
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccine priority, including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos, about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans.
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and stakeholders (including private companies and their representatives and their attorneys, nonprofit groups, advisory committees, elected officials, and state health officials) including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans
- Any documents about or referring to algorithms, computer programs, partnerships, or software that will be used to help determine vaccine priority and distribution
- Any presentations, pdfs, or legal analyses about vaccine priority and distribution
- Any communication with law enforcement (state, local, or national) about vaccine priority and distribution plan
Please search from October 1, 2020 until the day this request is processed.
This request is being made for use on VICE News. It is not for commercial purposes.
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,
Emma Ockerman
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear requests@muckrock.com,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response. COVID-19
PROCESSING DELAY NOTICE: The City of
Philadelphia remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The City is processing RTK requests,
however, please note that we are experiencing processing delays. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to
public health in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. Many
City offices and operations have limited access to
records. You can find the City's most up-to-date information
about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as announcements regarding current
orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an
urgent need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such
requests accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration - please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health) Your receipt number is: 11763 Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health) Your receipt number is: 11971 Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health) Your receipt number is: 12232 Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health) Your receipt number is: 12423 Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon. Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: Vaccine distribution and prioritization (Philadelphia Department Of Public Health) Your receipt number is: 12593 Dear Emma Ockerman,
Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email. COVID-19 PROCESSING NOTICE: The City of Philadelphia
remains under an emergency declaration related to COVID-19. ’The
City is processing RTK requests. There are instances where
access to records may be limited or require additional processing time to
respond. COVID-19 continues to constitute a serious risk to public health
in Philadelphia with high risk of community transmission. You can find the
City's most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Philadelphia as well as
announcements regarding current orders and City operations at: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
We encourage requesters to notify us if there is an urgent
need for information so that we can prioritize the processing of such requests
accordingly during this unusual time. Requesters may email
feige.grundman@phila.gov detailing the urgent need
for priority processing during the period of official emergency declaration -
please provide any relevant court date, agency deadline, or other urgent need
so that we can prioritize requests. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!
Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:
Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool.
Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool.
Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal.
Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly.
Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts.
Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar.
Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records.
If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25. If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law. Use the forms on this page to request copies of public safety reports from the Department of Records:
The form for requesting a copy of a traffic accident report The form for requesting a records check or letter of good conduct from the Philadelphia Police Department The form for requesting a Fire Report The form for requesting an Emergency Medical Services Report The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies:
Philadelphia Parking Authority
School District of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)
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From: Philadelphia Department Of Public Health
VIA EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com Re: COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan records and correspondence Request #: 11139 Dear Emma Ockerman: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (City) on Feb 3, 2021 with your inquiry* regarding: - Any and all correspondence between this agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccine priority, including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos, about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans. - Any and all correspondence between this agency and stakeholders (including private companies and their representatives and their attorneys, nonprofit groups, advisory committees, elected officials, and state health officials) including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans - Any documents about or referring to algorithms, computer programs, partnerships, or software that will be used to help determine vaccine priority and distribution - Any presentations, pdfs, or legal analyses about vaccine priority and distribution - Any communication with law enforcement (state, local, or national) about vaccine priority and distribution plan Please search from October 1, 2020 until the day this request is processed. *As explained in correspondence sent to you on February 20, 2021, written requests for records to state and local agencies in Pennsylvania are generally governed by the Commonwealth’s Right to Know Law (RTKL), 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq. In accordance with RTKL, the City has promulgated an Open Records Policy, which requires use of the standard statewide Right to Know Form for the submission of written requests pursuant to RTKL (“RTK Requests”). See 65 P.S. § 67.504(a); Dekok v. Lancaster County, AP 2010-1197, 2011 PA O.O.R.D. LEXIS 25 at *5 and n.1 (Pa. O.O.R. Jan. 17, 2011) (holding that in accordance with RTKL, an agency may adopt a policy requiring the use of the standard statewide form established by the Office of Open Records in order to file an RTK Request); accord Pa. Gaming Control Bd. v. Office of Open Records, 48 A.3d 503 (Pa. Commw. 2012). This policy is available online at http://www.phila.gov/privacy/pdfs/FinalCityOpenRecords.pdf. To the extent you intended to submit an RTK Request, your request is denied as you have not complied with the City’s Open Records Policy. As your request was not submitted on or with the standard statewide form, the City does not consider your request to be a RTK Request pursuant to RTKL and has processed it as an informal request. The City nonetheless referred to RTKL for guidance in determining whether records should be released in response to your request. Your request for various COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan records and correspondence is not sufficiently specific to enable the City to determine specifically what records you seek. Among other things, the RTKL requires that a written request “identify or describe the records sought with sufficient
specificity to enable the agency to ascertain which records are being requested
. . . .” 65 P.S. § 67.703.** The requirement of specificity is necessary to (1) ensure that a requestor provides enough information so that “an agency can determine whether to grant or deny the request[;]” Nanayakkara v. Casella,
681 A.2d 857, 859-60 (Pa. Commw. 1996), and (2) “to prevent agencies from suffering undue interference and obstruction of their daily functions; . . . [which] would be unavoidable if agency officials always could be subjected to broad and unlimited requests for documents and records.” Mooney v. Temple Univ. of the Commonwealth Sys. Of Higher Educ. Bd. Of
Trustees, 292 A.2d 395, 397 n.8 (Pa. 1972) (“requests for inspection [must] be specific and particular seeking disclosure of named documents or records rather than broad and unlimited requests for undefined bodies of documents or records”); see also, e.g., Arduino v. Borough of Dunmore, 720 A.2d 827, 831 (Pa. Commw. 1998) (holding that a request for “‘all records’ related to the disbursement of the funds for [certain] public projects” lacked sufficient specificity), appeal denied, 741 A.2d 195 (Pa. 1992); Hunt. v. Pa.
Dep’t of Corr., 698 A.2d 147, 149 (Pa. Commw. 1997) (holding that requests,
including a request for all documents given by Department of Corrections to
inmate and by inmate to Department, lacked sufficient specificity). Pennsylvania courts have compared such broad, sweeping requests to discovery-type requests which, while potentially proper in the context of civil litigation, are improper under the RTKL. Berman v. Pa. Convention Ctr. Auth., 901 A.2d 1085, 1089 (Pa. Commw. 2006) (holding that request for “‘[t]he most recent plans, construction, and design documents’ relating to” the convention center expansion was “more in the nature of a discovery request than a proper request for public records”); Associated
Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. Pa. Dep’t of Gen Servs., 747 A.2d 962, 965-66 (Pa. Commw. 2000) (holding that requests “akin to document requests under the civil discovery rules, i.e., ‘any and all documents relating to [subject matter]’” lack sufficient specificity); accord PSP v. OOR, 995
A.2d. 515, 517 (Pa. Commw. 2010) (“The portion of the request seeking any and
all records, files or communications [concerning subject matter] is
insufficiently specific for the PSP to respond to the request.”). Such broad
requests have been, and will be, denied. It would place an unreasonable burden on the City to go through all of its records for an extended period of time without knowing, with sufficient specificity, what type of records are being sought. Cf. Mollick v. Twp. of Worcester, 32
A.3d 859, 871 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011) (holding that requests seeking emails
between certain agency officials and employees for the past one and five years
without sufficiently identifying the subject matter were insufficiently
specific, and concluding that “it would place an unreasonable burden on an
agency to examine all its emails for an extended time period without knowing,
with sufficient specificity, what Township business or activity the request is
related [to].”) ** This language is identical to the sufficient specificity requirement in § 2(c) of the prior Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. 66.1, et
seq. Accordingly, the case law interpreting this language in the context of the old Right-to-Know Law remains binding. Dep't of Conservation & Natural Res. v.
Office of Open Records, 1 A.3d
929, 940-41 (Pa. Commw. 2010) (interpreting language in the new Act by relying
on prior precedent holding that “[t]he language in the two definitions
is virtually identical. Faced with a prior judicial interpretation . . . .by .
. . the Pennsylvania Supreme Court of the account/voucher/contract language in
the RTKL, even though issued in the context of the Old Law, we are not at
liberty here to ascribe a different meaning to the same language.”). Thank you, Robert L. Kieffer Deputy City Solicitor (215) 683-5032 (Tel.) (215) 683-5069 (fax)
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Wed, Feb 10 at 11:12 AM
, City of Philadelphia Right to Know <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LAW DEPARTMENT One Parkway Building 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Diana P. Cortes Acting City Solicitor BY EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com Re: COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan records and correspondence Request #: 11139 Dear Emma Ockerman: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (City) with your request for information. This correspondence serves as an acknowledgement and receipt of your request as well as notice of the City’s Open Records Policy pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law. Written requests for records to state and local agencies in Pennsylvania are generally governed by the Commonwealth’s Right to Know Law (RTKL), 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104. In accordance with the RTKL, the City has promulgated an Open Records Policy, which requires the standard statewide Right-to-Know Form be used for the submission of written requests pursuant to the RTKL. See 65 P.S. § 67.504(a); Dekok v. Lancaster County, AP 2010-1197, 2011 PA O.O.R.D. LEXIS 25 at *5 and n.1 (Pa. O.O.R. Jan. 17, 2011) (holding that in accordance with the RTKL, an agency may adopt a policy requiring the use of the standard statewide form established by the Office of Open Records in order to file a RTK Request); accord Pa. Gaming Control Bd. v. Office of Open Records, 48 A.3d 503 (Pa. Cmmw. 2012). As your request was not submitted on or with the standard statewide form, the City does not consider your request to be a RTK Request pursuant to RTKL and will process it as an informal request. You do not have to resubmit your request for the City to respond unless you are specifically informed otherwise. The City reserves the right to require a formal Right-to-Know Request be submitted pursuant to the RTKL before releasing records. The City is continuing to process the request you have submitted as an informal request outside the RTKL and will be in touch with you further to respond to your request. However, if you would like to file a Right-to-Know Request, please submit your request on or with the standard statewide Right-to-Know Form and address your request to the appropriate open records officer in accordance with the City’s Open Records Policy. Please include this notice with your Right-to-Know Request. Please note that if you resubmit your request as a written request pursuant to the RTKL, the City will deem your informal request to have been withdrawn. The City’s Open Records Policy can be found here: http://www.phila.gov/privacy/pdfs/FinalCityOpenRecords.pdf The statewide form appears at the end of the City’s Open Records Policy. If you require a hard copy of the form and/or policy, please let me know and one will be provided. The City reserves the right to assert any and all grounds of denial in its final response to your request. Respectfully, Jill I. Freeman Deputy City Solicitor (215) 683-5069 (fax) Tracking #: Ockerman 11139 Request Summary: COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan records and correspondence Original Request:
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