Pinellas County Sheriff's Office SRO disciplinary records and complaints

Dear CJ Ciaramella:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. This is an automated reply confirming receipt of your request submitted on 10/28/2019. Your request has been provided with reference number P039114-102819 for tracking purposes. In accordance with Florida Public Records Law, Chapter 119 of the Florida State Statutes, we are in the process of researching your request and will notify you when it is available for release. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Any complaints reported against PCSO school resource officers between Jan. 1, 2009 and Oct, 15, 2019.
- Any disciplinary actions taken against PSCO school resource officers during the above-mentioned time period.
- Any spreadsheets, logs, or other records tracking misconduct lawsuits against school resource officers during the above-mentioned time period.

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 business days.

Sincerely,

CJ Ciaramella

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11/25/2019
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 28, 2019, Reference # P039114-102819.
Dear CJ Ciaramella,
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office received a public records request from you on October 28, 2019. Your request mentioned:
“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Any complaints reported against PCSO school resource officers between Jan. 1, 2009 and Oct, 15, 2019.
- Any disciplinary actions taken against PSCO school resource officers during the above-mentioned time period.
- Any spreadsheets, logs, or other records tracking misconduct lawsuits against school resource officers during the above-mentioned time period.

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 business days.

Sincerely,

CJ Ciaramella

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In response to your request, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office completed a search of our records and there are potential items responsive to your public records request. Your request has taken in excess of fifteen minutes, as such, the cost for these records is as follows:
Fees Charged:
Labor: $2,238.07 (79 hours @$28.33/hour)
Supervisor Review: $2,231.63 (27.5 hours @$81.15/hour)
Total: $4,469.70
Payments must be made within 60 days or your request will be considered withdrawn. Please send a check made out to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, with “PRR No. P039114-102819” written in the memo section and mail to:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office PRPU
P. O. Drawer 2500
Largo, FL 33779-2500
Your public records request will be processed upon receipt of your payment. Should the processing of the request exceed the estimated time, you will be invoiced for the difference.  In the event the request takes less time than originally estimated, we will refund the difference.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Preston
Public Records Specialist
Public Records Processing Unit
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