Police Salaries (2002-2022)

Dear Rose Terse,

Welcome to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center (PRRC). Your request was received on June 20, 2023 and is appended below.

The reference number for this request is C141344-062023. You will see this number in the title of any communications about this request.

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Request C141344-062023:
" To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under a backlog of over 2, 000 open requests. We deeply appreciate your understanding and patience as we work diligently to respond to all pending requests.


Dear Rose Terse:

Thank you for using the Seattle Police Public Records Request Center.
Your request was received on June 21, 2023and the reference number is P141388-062123.

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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06/21/2023

Rose Terse
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P141388-062123

Dear Rose Terse,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.

The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update. Your request status is: Assigned.

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At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under a backlog of over 2, 000 open requests. We deeply appreciate your understanding and patience as we work diligently to respond to all pending requests.

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Dear Rose Terse,
This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request C141344-062023 received on June 20, 2023 regarding: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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Please be aware that I can only respond with respect to records in the custody of my department. I have done some research into your request, and because my department does not have responsive records, I am forwarding it to the public disclosure officers for the following departments Seattle Police Department. They will be responding to you directly regarding the records in their custody. They created a request and that reference number is P141388-062123.
At this time, the Seattle Police Department anticipate that they will be able to provide you the timeline for the requested records on or about June 28, 2023.
Sincerely,
Seattle Human Resources Department

06/28/2023

Rose Terse
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P141388-062123

Dear Rose Terse,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.

The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update. Your request status is: Closed/Withdrawn by Requestor.

If you have any questions, you may send messages using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
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SPD receives between 7, 000 and 8, 000 public records requests annually and is processing between 2, 500 to 3, 000 open requests at any given time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your
patience.

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06/28/2023

Rose Terse
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P141388-062123

Dear Rose Terse,

Hello,
In response to your messages, like other larger City departments, SPD has their own Human Resources unit and maintains their own personnel/HR records.  Pursuant to your most recent communication, SPD will be closing this public disclosure request.
Thank you.

If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.

Sincerely,
Penina Afereti
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7, 000 and 8, 000 public records requests annually and is processing between 2, 500 to 3, 000 open requests at any given time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your
patience.

As a reminder you can login at the Police Records Request Center where you can access Police online information, manage your profile, submit record requests, track your request status, receive and send messages, make payments, view frequently asked questions, and download your records.
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Dear Rose Terse,
This email is in response to your public disclosure request C141344-062023 received on June 20, 2023 regarding the following: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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Thank you for reaching out. I recently started in the position and am still learning, so I apologize I used an incorrect term. In the City of Seattle many departments have their own HR departments and they handle requests specific to their departments. That was my rationale for transferring this to Seattle Police Department, they have their own HR and Payroll departments that can get you this information. They are the subject matter experts in their department for any intricacies. Do you want to work with Seattle Police Department or continue to work with me? Based on your reply I'll work on getting the 20 years of data requested for all city employees. I'll need to send out a third party notice to our employees. Would you be ok if I can redact names of employees who request that for safety concerns?
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner

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Dear Rose Terse,
This email is in response to your public disclosure request C141344-062023 received on June 20, 2023 regarding the following: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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Thanks for getting back to me. I'm in contact with our teams that handle these records. I'll work with them to get a timeline on when we can expect to get you the information. With holiday and vacations, I hope to hear back by late next week and will provide an update on timeline.
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner

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Dear Rose Terse,
This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request C141344-062023 received on June 20, 2023 regarding: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a complete list of all police department employees for the years 2002-2022, including employee name, department, job title, hire date, base salary and/or hourly wage as applicable, bonus compensation (where applicable), overtime wages (where applicable), and total compensation.

I am aware of the salary information posted at https://data.seattle.gov, however it is not responsive to this request because it does not include hire date, base pay, bonuses, overtime, or total compensation information.

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,

Rose Terse

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Please clarify the following:
Due to the size of the request, this is going to take some time to compile all of the data. I've been working with the subject matter experts (SME) and they have some data from a previous request that has dates from 2012-2022. The new data that needs to be pulled, 2002-2011 would be in a different format, would that be ok?
Are you looking for a list of employees as of 12/31 each year?
I'm expecting to have a first installment on or around August 18.
Thanks for clarifying.
Sincerely,
Seattle Human Resources Department

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Dear Rose Terse,
Ok thanks for letting me know. Yes, we can run a report as of 12/31/xx and that will list all active employees at the close of the year. What this won't have is if someone left the city (either resigned, layoff, on leave, etc) during the year they won't show on the report. Does that make sense?
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner

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Dear Rose Terse,
Ok sounds good. Thank you Rose. I'll let you know when the first installment is ready.
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner

Dear Rose Terse,

Records in response to your public disclosure request C141344-062023 received on June 20, 2023 are now available. The cost for the records is as follows:

Invoice Number: INV23-C141344-1
Total: $1.25

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Dear Rose Terse,
Due to the size of the request we'll be getting to you in installments. I wanted to revisit redacting employee names that have safety concerns. In your response before you said you would prefer to leave employee names intact where possible. I want to clarify this. Can we redact names of those employees with a safety concern? The number of employees is under 30. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner

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Dear Rose Terse,
Yes, that is what I'm referring to. There is new legislation that passed in May, 2023, but we're still working on the process internally. Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Daniel Krahner