Vacations During January 2021 (Spokane County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
R003309-011321 |
| Multi Request | Vacations During January 2021 |
| Submitted | Jan. 11, 2021 |
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From: WA Resident
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records sufficient to show the names, badge numbers, respective dates, and the type of time off of all police officers and/or employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 3, 2021 and January 9, 2021 AS WELL AS requests made for time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 17, 2021 and January 23, 2021.
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,
WA Resident
From: Spokane County Sheriff's Office
Dear WA Resident:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Spokane County. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Your request was received in this office and given the reference number R003309-011321 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records sufficient to show the names, badge numbers, respective dates, and the type of time off of all police officers and/or employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 3, 2021 and January 9, 2021 AS WELL AS requests made for time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 17, 2021 and January 23, 2021.
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,
WA Resident
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Not all public documents are available in electronic format. If the document(s) requested are not available electronically, we will make them available for inspection or by paper copy in accordance with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.
Spokane County
From: Spokane County Sheriff's Office
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WA Resident:
In accordance with the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.520, this message acknowledges receipt of your public records request, received by Spokane County on January 13, 2021. This request has been assigned reference No. R003309-011321. Please include this code in any communications concerning this request.
Specifically, you requested:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records sufficient to show the names, badge numbers, respective dates, and the type of time off of all police officers and/or employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 3, 2021 and January 9, 2021 AS WELL AS requests made for time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 17, 2021 and January 23, 2021.
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,
WA Resident
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Our procedure is to locate records, review them for exemptions, and then prepare them for your inspection and/or copying. Due to the potential volume of responsive records that may be associated with this request, we anticipate processing this request in installments.
We reasonably anticipate requiring approximately 30 days, or until on or about February 22, 2021, to provide a first installment of responsive records. We will follow up with you on or about that date regarding the status of your request. If public records become available in advance of this estimate, we will endeavor to produce them as they become available. Conversely, if staff encounters a need to extend our estimate, we will advise accordingly.
Finally, please be advised that there may be fees associated with the copying of public records. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the attached Fee Schedule. If your request requires payment, you will receive an invoice in your email before the records are released.
Sincerely,
Anthony Dinaro
Public Records Officer
(509) 477-2287
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From: Spokane County Sheriff's Office
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WA Resident:
In accordance with the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.520, this message acknowledges receipt of your public records request, received by Spokane County on 1/13/2021. This request has been assigned reference No. R003309-011321. Please include this code in any communications concerning this request.
Specifically, you requested:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records sufficient to show the names, badge numbers, respective dates, and the type of time off of all police officers and/or employees who requested any personal time off, vacation days, personal days, furlough days, or any other time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 3, 2021 and January 9, 2021 AS WELL AS requests made for time off for the dates of, on, or between Jan 17, 2021 and January 23, 2021.
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,
WA Resident
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A recent appellate court decision, SEIU Healthcare 775 NW v. DSHS, 193 Wn. App. 377 (2016) holds that when an agency receives a request for documents that includes a list of individuals, the agency is required to determine whether the list will be used for “commercial purposes.” The case concluded that a requestor has a commercial purpose if the requestor intends to use the list for direct or indirect profit making activity, regardless of whether the requestor intends to contact the individuals on the list or even if the individuals are personally affected by the release of the list or not. If the County has some indication that a requestor intends to use a list of individuals for a commercial purpose, we are required to “investigate further” before we disclose that list. Further, the SEIU case held that an affirmation stating that any records containing lists of individuals obtained for a public records request will not be used for commercial purposes is not sufficient.
Instead, before we can release records which include a list of individuals, we are required to obtain from you sufficient details as to what you intend to use the list for so that we can make an independent evaluation as to whether or not your purpose is commercial or not.
We are bound in making our determination by SEIU Healthcare 775NW v. DSHS, 193 Wn. App. 377 (2016). There, DSHS was asked for records, which it intended to release. It was sued by a union that objected to the release. DSHS claimed that it had an affirmation from the requestor that the records were not going to be used for commercial purposes. The following was the Court’s answer:
a. DSHS suggests that if an agency has an obligation to investigate, an affirmation from the requesting party that the intended use of the list is not for commercial purposes is sufficient. The problem with such an affirmation is that it allows the requesting party to control whether a list of individuals will be released without any independent inquiry by the agency. Therefore, merely requiring an affirmation from the requesting party is not sufficient to satisfy an agency's obligation to investigate under RCW 42.56.070(9). When under the specific case facts an agency has an obligation to investigate, it must at least require a party requesting a list of individuals to state the purpose of the request. Such a requirement is permissible under RCW 42.56.080, and it would allow the agency to independently evaluate whether the requesting party's purpose is a commercial one.
In this regard, please fill out and return Spokane County’s Commercial Purpose Declaration, attached hereto. A determination will then be made as to whether your stated purpose regarding the use of the lists of individuals contained in any compiled responsive records is sufficient to allow for the release of this information.
To avoid unnecessary delay in obtaining these specific responsive records for your request, please return the completed declaration at your earliest opportunity. We will follow up with you within five business days as to the validity of the stated purpose relating to your request. In the alternative, if you are amenable to receiving a copy of the document that does not include the portions that contain names of individuals we will forward you that version of the document as soon as it is available.
Please provide the completed and signed Commercial Purpose declaration, or in the alternative, confirm that you wish to have a copy of the document with the portion containing the names of individuals removed, within 30 days of today’s date. If, by that date, we have not received a completed and signed Commercial Purpose Declaration, or confirmation that you are amenable to receiving a copy of the document with the names of individuals removed, your public records request will be considered abandoned and will be closed.
Sincerely,
Anthony Dinaro
Public Records Officer (509) 477-2287
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From: Spokane County Sheriff's Office
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WA Resident:
I’m writing to update you on your public records request assigned reference code R003309-011321. The final installment of responsive records is now available.
The responsive records are now available for download in the "My Request Center" of the public records portal. Instructions for downloading the files follows:
1. Navigate to the Spokane County Public Records Center by following the blue "Public Records Center" hyperlink contained in the footer of this email.
2. Log in with your user name and password. You will be taken directly into this request.
3. Click on the "Download All" button directly above the blue "Files" box.
*If you have a pop-up blocker, you will need to allow pop-ups for this site in order for the files to download. After they have downloaded, if the files do not open automatically, they will appear in your computer's "Downloads" folder.
No additional responsive records were located for this request. This request is now concluded and closed. If we may be of further assistance, please advise.
Sincerely,
Anthony Dinaro
Public Records Officer
(509) 477-2287
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