Fines and Fees in Operating Budget (Salt Lake City Police Department)
| Submitted | March 7, 2016 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Bernard Rodriguez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), 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 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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Bernard Rodriguez
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 March 7, 2016. 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: Allred, Candee
Mr. Rodriguez,
SLCPD has received your request of March 7, 2016 and responds as follows:
1. 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:
RESPONSE: SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request. The information you request is maintained by the Salt Lake Justice Court and the Third District Court. You would need to contact those agencies to obtain the information you seek. The address for those agencies are as follows:
Salt Lake Justice Court Third District Court
333 South 200 East 450 South State Street
Salt Lake City UT 84111 Salt Lake City Utah 84111
In addition, some fees are handled by the Salt Lake City Parking and Civil Unit. You may contact them at http://www.slcgov.com/pcd. You may request information from that, or any other, department by submitting a Records Request at http://www.slcgov.com/recorder/recorders-office-public-records-system.
2. Accounts receivable databases that cover fines and feeds 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.
RESPONSE: SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request. Please see the information in SLCPD's response to Request No. 1.
3. 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.
RESPONSE: SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request. Please see the information in SLCPD's response to Request No. 1.
4. A copy of contracts with any venders 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.
RESPONSE: SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request. For contract information, please contact the Salt Lake City Purchasing Department. You may request information from that department by submitting a Records Request at http://www.slcgov.com/recorder/recorders-office-public-records-system.
5. The record layout for any databases that are used to track the assignment, collection, or management of fees, fines and citations.
RESPONSE: SLCPD does not have any documents responsive to your request. Please see the information in SLCPD's response to Request No. 1.
If you are dissatisfied with Salt Lake City's response to your request, you may appeal to the City's Chief Administrative Officer by filing a written notice with the City Recorder within 30 calendar days after the date of this letter, pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sec 63G-2-401. The notice of appeal must state your name, mailing address and daytime telephone number and the relief you seek. The City requests that you also include a copy of your GRAMA request, if applicable. You may include a short statement of facts, reasons, and legal authority in support of your appeal. The address of the City Recorder is P.O. Box 145515, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5515.
Sincerely,
Candee Allred
GRAMA Coordinator/Paralegal
SLCPD
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