Top-paid employee contracts (Department of Business Regulation)

Dear Mr. Musgrave:

I am writing in response to your request below. Your request is not clear (I do not understand whether you are asking about contracts relevant to State Employees or specific employment contracts). Please clarify your request.
Additionally, in an effort to provide you with relevant public information, the
RI State Employee Payroll information is available online at http://www.transparency.ri.gov/payroll/verify.php?page=1.

Neena Sinha Savage, Esq.
Chief of Legal Services
State of Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
John O. Pastore Complex
Building 68-1
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-9540 (Direct Dial)
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Neena.Savage@DBR.RI.GOV

THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS E-MAIL OR THE INFORMATION HEREIN BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE INTENDED RECIPIENT IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CALL THE RI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION AT 401-462-9556. DESTROY THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE AND ALL COPIES. DO NOT CONVEY THE INFORMATION IN THE E-MAIL TO ANY THIRD PARTY.
>>> Shawn Musgrave <requests@muckrock.com> 4/29/2014 10:24 PM >>>

April 29, 2014
Department of Business Regulation
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act ("APRA"), I hereby request the following records:

Contracts for the ten (10) employees with the highest salaries

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 11488
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

Neena,

It looks like you already responded to this email but we are now getting messages to follow up on previous request. Did I miss something? Can I respond by sending him your previous response?

Please advise.

Thanks Neena,
Kristen

Dear Mr. Musgrove:
I have confirmed that there are no employment contracts for the "ten employees of the Department of Business Regulation with the highest salaries" because they are public employees in the merit system. And, I have referred you to the link (in my prior email below which contains that information). Please clarify what contracts you are seeking with specificity.

Neena Sinha Savage, Esq.
Chief of Legal Services
State of Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
John O. Pastore Complex
Building 68-1
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-9540 (Direct Dial)
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Neena.Savage@DBR.RI.GOV

THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS E-MAIL OR THE INFORMATION HEREIN BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE INTENDED RECIPIENT IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CALL THE RI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION AT 401-462-9556. DESTROY THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE AND ALL COPIES. DO NOT CONVEY THE INFORMATION IN THE E-MAIL TO ANY THIRD PARTY.