Controlled Substance Seizure Reports (Somerville Police Department)
| Submitted | May 28, 2013 |
| Est. Completion | None |
MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more.
Communications
From: George LeVines
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, ยง10, I hereby request the following records:
All controlled substance seizure reports from January 1, 2006 to the date that this request is processed.
The documents I am requesting are referenced here (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcpdf/MA_Municipal_Records_Retention_Manual.pdf) under the heading "Police Department" item 16.014.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. 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.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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,
George LeVines
From: Paul Upton
Frank,
This is really getting out of hand. We do not have a controlled substance seizure report. We have crime reports involving seizure of drugs. There are hundreds of such reports. This in an overly broad request. Is there anything that we can do to put a stop to these requests?
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 May 28, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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 May 28, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Frank Wright
Dear Mr. LeVines: The Somerville Police Department has informed me that its best estimate is that there are more than 1,700 records related to the destruction of controlled substances, each of which is multiple pages. Estimating two pages/record, this would be more than 3,200 pages at $.50/page or $1,700.00, not including time to search, segregate and redact.
At $47.32/hour, the regular rate for the lowest paid person authorized to search, segregate and redact if necessary, i.e. to determine if individual involved was a minor and to redact accordingly, it is estimated that up to ten records may be reviewed per hour (170 sets x $47.32/hour). That results in an estimate of $8,044.00, plus the $1,700.00 for copying/printing, for a cost of $9,744.00. Finally, it will take more than a month to produce all of these records.
If you are interested in receiving these documents, please forward a check in the amount of $9,744.00, made payable to "City of Somerville" to my attention at the address below. Thank you.
Files
There are no files associated with this request.