Fines and Fees in Operating Budget (Port St. Lucie Police Department)
| Submitted | Nov. 23, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Michael Morisy
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
* A copy of any official calculations of revenue coming from court fees and fines between FY 11 and FY 15, or calendar year 2010 and calendar 2014 if your government operates on a calendar year budget cycle.
* Accounts Receivable databases that cover fines and fees paid for government services by individuals, rather than businesses. This would include Revenue Journals that cover such payments, as well as other financial statements that cover income from fees and fines.
* Any logs of appeals of fines that is kept by this agency, including, if the log has it, outcome of the appeal, payments made, and other fields that are present in such a log.
*A copy of contracts with any vendors that help manage the assignment, collection, or management of fees and citation information. This would include contracts with vendors that provide parking ticket software, for example, as well as court fees.
*The record layout for any databases that are used to track the assignment, collection, or management of fees, fines and citations. This would just be a copy of the header columns in these databases, and not the information in the databases.
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 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Michael Morisy
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 Nov. 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Nov. 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Kimberly Sala
Dear Mr. Morisy:
This office is in receipt of your public records request for the above referenced file and same has been forwarded to the appropriate departments for processing. I apologize for the delay in responding to your request, however, it appears that the email system initially classified the request as spam.
Please be advised, pursuant to Florida Statutes §119.07(4)(d) “if the nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected or copied pursuant to this subsection is such as to require extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.” Thus, prior to duplicating any relevant responses, this office will notify you with the estimated cost of copying and postage or to set up a date and time for review.
Should you have any questions or should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (772) 873-6513 or at ksala@cityofpsl.com for further assistance.
Very truly yours,
Kimberly A. Sala
Legal Secretary
City Attorney's Office
City of Port St. Lucie
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34984
Phone: 772-873-6513
Fax: 772-344-4298
Email: ksala@cityofpsl.com<mailto:ksala@cityofpsl.com>
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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 Nov. 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Kimberly Sala
Good Morning Mr. Morisy:
Thank you for your follow up inquiry (below). Please be advised, the City is still in the process of compiling records that may be responsive to your request. Once responses have been received from all City departments, this office will contact you to advise of the cost of production, if any, or to provide you with a copy of the responsive documentation.
In the meantime, should you have any questions, or if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Very truly yours,
Kimberly A. Sala
Legal Secretary
City Attorney's Office
City of Port St. Lucie
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34984
Phone: 772-873-6513
Fax: 772-344-4298
Email: ksala@cityofpsl.com<mailto:ksala@cityofpsl.com>
From: John Bolduc
This is starting to seem suspicious...
Thank You,
Chief John Bolduc
From: John Bolduc
John Bolduc would like to recall the message, "Sunshine Law Request: Fines and Fees in Operating Budget (Port St. Lucie Police Department)".
From: MuckRock
Hello Ms. Sala,
Thank you for your letter. We look forward to hearing from you again.
Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
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 Nov. 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Kimberly Sala
Mr. Morisy:
Pursuant to your public records request directed to the City of Port St. Lucie for the below listed documents please be advised that, upon information and belief, the St. Lucie County Clerk’s Office collects the fees/fines for the City with respect to traffic tickets issued by the Port St. Lucie Police Department. With that being said, attached please find the following documentation:
1. List of citations written for littering from January 1, 2014 through November 18, 2015;
2. Correspondence received from the St. Lucie County Clerk with respect to the percentage paid to the local municipalities per ticket issued;
3. A breakdown of the Port St. Lucie Police Department Revenue Collected by the St. Lucie County Clerk for the period of October 2013 through September 2014;
4. Port St. Lucie Police Department Traffic Ticket 10 Year Analysis (2004 through 2013). Please note, the traffic unit was disbanded in July 2010; and
5. Correspondence from the St. Lucie County Clerk with respect to the collections for the months of January 2013 through November 2015.
Please be advised, the records received from the St. Lucie County Clerk with respect to the collections for the period of time between January 2010 and December 2012 are still outstanding. Once the records have been retrieved, this office will forward same to you. As the attached is being provided in electronic format there is no cost associated with production. Additionally, as the attached represents all documentation that may be responsive to your request, this office shall deem the request to have been satisfied.
Should you have any questions, or if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Very truly yours,
Kimberly A. Sala
Legal Secretary
City Attorney's Office
City of Port St. Lucie
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34984
Phone: 772-873-6513
Fax: 772-344-4298
Email: ksala@cityofpsl.com<mailto:ksala@cityofpsl.com>
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