Police Officers Living in Public Housing (Springfield Police Department)
| Tracking # |
R003539-040621 |
| Multi Request | Police Officers Living in Public Housing |
| Submitted | March 30, 2021 |
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From: Joshua Dankoff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. Rules, policies, or other practice documents concerning residency restrictions for police officers, command staff, and other police staff. If residency restrictions allow for a waiver, then records for each year from 2016 through 2021 that reflect
(a) the number of residency rule waivers applied,
(b) the stated reason for the residency waiver, and
(c) the outcome of the residency waiver.
2. Rules, policies, or other practice documents from your municipality that lay out whether police department staff (including officers) can receive housing subsidies and/or live in public housing, even if they do not qualify under the income guidelines.
3. Records that indicate for each year from 2016 through 2021 how many police department staff (including officers and staff of all ranks) live in public housing, and the name of the housing development where the officer lives. This can either be a snapshot on January 1st of each year 2016 through 2021, or a summary of the entire period
4. Records that indicate housing allowances or other subsidized housing (not already covered in question 3 above) provided to police department staff (including officers and command staff) in your or another municipality.
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 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,
Joshua Dankoff
From: Springfield Police Department
Dear Joshua Dankoff:
The City of Springfield is in receipt of your public records request.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department[s] and a response will be sent to you as soon as we have obtained and reviewed any document[s] that may be responsive to your request. Your request was received in this office on 4/6/2021 and given the reference number R003539-040621 for tracking purposes.
Pursuant to M.G.L. .c. 66, §10(b) the City has ten [10] business days to respond to your request.
Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L. c. 66, §10(b).
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Public Records Center.
The City of Springfield
From: Springfield Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of April 06, 2021, Reference # R003539-040621
Dear Mr. Joshua Dankoff:
This email is in response to your public records request to the City of Springfield for “the following records:
1. Rules, policies, or other practice documents concerning residency restrictions for police officers, command staff, and other police staff. If residency restrictions allow for a waiver, then records for each year from 2016 through 2021 that reflect
(a) the number of residency rule waivers applied,
(b) the stated reason for the residency waiver, and
(c) the outcome of the residency waiver.
2. Rules, policies, or other practice documents from your municipality that lay out whether police department staff (including officers) can receive housing subsidies and/or live in public housing, even if they do not qualify under the income guidelines.
3. Records that indicate for each year from 2016 through 2021 how many police department staff (including officers and staff of all ranks) live in public housing, and the name of the housing development where the officer lives. This can either be a snapshot on January 1st of each year 2016 through 2021, or a summary of the entire period
4. Records that indicate housing allowances or other subsidized housing (not already covered in question 3 above) provided to police department staff (including officers and command staff) in your or another municipality.”
Please be advised that the City of Springfield, Massachusetts is respectfully requesting an extension of twenty [20] business days until Monday, May 17, 2021 to respond to your request. You submitted public records requests #R003539-040621 and R003540-040621 via the City's public records request web portal on April 6, 2021. The City of Springfield, Massachusetts' response was due on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The City of Springfield, Massachusetts is making this request for an extension of time to respond because it is unable to search for, segregate and/or review any records that may be responsive to your request during normal business hours of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts without the requested time extension.
Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L.c. 66, §10(b).
Please contact the Public Records Coordinator, AndreaL. Stone, by responding to this email with any questions. Please reference public recordsrequest #R003539-040621 in all correspondence regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Andrea L. Stone
Public Records Coordinator
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFhhTYAoQKH-2BE3SypL4igpGgva0rZgbS4piDkis21O-2FSQCuZahXi-2F3TLY6f71ZobaeUZiGDOJXWFxM1AiNrmg9o6DzWAcWdcx4rSp2MVU6H-2F5bhru_5uKlwSeI7YuY-2BaR-2BcfJD-2BdmuifeqR68NY0rjqIF4VsjhuTjLMnoSMIurkEsR03v3dqfbn8MTFxsfA-2BvuwtdgJKb9D20ubkNEN4xrPDtH-2FDlZcvEM44LNnHPgcrbZpevFXdj9i6mE2RXDVJayuL7D9X3keGJ-2B2QTUT5lg-2BlUBFL11O6r41BO656kCAjRcqERCBLyS6TVnAa-2FZMRh5DUdVOFBHhJDUTuCerpNq-2Btf7IbG42tXmSsghcCHg3-2B8LiWzYsi-2FmZ8IO9k5OBXY2NHTeRoT19DM5w3VJJ917kR4jnu4kEdBtaPZ-2BmYlfTG77UaO2XA8itIK4qvl-2BCOTHnvofCxJ12U-2FV79zoZCVvIXgaJY4KTpLll5GXR8G7txYjFfXpUmNuBEA4mlEdYubbg07KCg-3D-3D)
From: Springfield Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of April 06, 2021, Reference # R003539-040621.
Dear Joshua Dankoff,
This email is in response to your public records request to the City of Springfield. Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive documents. Public Records Request - R003539-040621 Request #1.Rules, policies, or other practice documents concerning residency restrictions for police officers, command staff, and other police staff. If residency restrictions allow for a waiver, then records for each year from 2016 through 2021 that reflect
(a) the number of residency rule waivers applied,
(b) the stated reason for the residency waiver, and
(c) the outcome of the residency waiver. Response #1.Personnel in the Human Resources Department have advised this office that the requested policies are in City Ordinances 73-8 to 73-17, copy attached and the any union contracts for police department employees, copies also attached. Union contracts are also available on the City's website .https://www.springfield-ma.gov/hr/index.php?id=626 Personnel in the Human Resources Department have advised this office that there are no records that are responsive to your request for residency waivers for police department employees from 2016 - 2021. There were no residency waivers for police department personnel from 2021 through 2021.
Request #2.Rules, policies, or other practice documents from your municipality that lay out whether police department staff (including officers) can receive housing subsidies and/or live in public housing, even if they do not qualify under the income guidelines. Response #2.The City of Springfield, Massachusetts does not have any records that are responsive to this part of your request. The City of Springfield, Massachusetts does not have any rules, policies or other documents regarding police department staff receiving housing subsidies and/or living in public housing, even if they do not qualify under the income guidelines.
Request #3.Records that indicate for each year from 2016 through 2021 how many police department staff (including officers and staff of all ranks) live in public housing, and the name of the housing development where the officer lives. This can either be a snapshot on January 1st of each year 2016 through 2021, or a summary of the entire period Response #3.The City of Springfield, Massachusetts does not have any records that are responsive to this part of your request. The City of Springfield does not maintain records of police department staff who may live who may live in public housing.
Request #4.Records that indicate housing allowances or other subsidized housing (not already covered in question 3 above) provided to police department staff (including officers and command staff) in your or another municipality.
Should you be aggrieved by this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office pursuant to 950 CMR 32.00 and M.G.L.c. 66, §10(b).
Please contact the Public Records Coordinator, AndreaL. Stone, by responding to this email with any questions. Please reference public recordsrequest #R003539-040621 in all correspondence regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Andrea L. Stone
Public Records Coordinator
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