City policies regarding Civilian Oversight of Police (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)

From: Davis, Barbara A
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 4:11 PM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Cc: MEDIA@slmpd.org
Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: City policies regarding Civilian Oversight of Police (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)

Samuel,

Your Sunshine Law request has been received and will be forward for further review.

Thanks

Barbara

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Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: City policies regarding Civilian Oversight of Police (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)

February 6, 2017
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Metropolitan Police Department
Attn: Legal Division
1915 Olive Street, Room 773
St. Louis, MO 63103

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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On Feb. 2, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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On Jan. 26, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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On Jan. 9, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 4, 2017. 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.

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On Jan. 4, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All documents containing policies and procedures that establish the authority/powers of the civilian review board, office of civilian complaints, civilian police commission, civilian inspector general, or other civilian oversight structure of the police department.

If no civilian oversight board exists, copy of any policies or procedures for handling civilian complaints.

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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Good morning,

We are checking with the Legal Division on the status of your request and will get back to you.

Thank you,

Leah K. Freeman
Public Information Division

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1915 Olive, Room 728
St. Louis, MO 63103

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Samuel,

Barbara Davis in our office responded to this request yesterday, March 9, 2017 at 2:08 p.m. The email is below.
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From: Davis, Barbara A
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 2:06 PM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Cc: MEDIA@slmpd.org
Subject: Re: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: City policies regarding Civilian Oversight of Police (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)

Samuel,

Per our Legal Division-

Please inform the requestor that the information requested can be found athttps://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/civilian-oversight-board/documents/upload/COB-Operational-and-Procedural-Manual-FINAL-16_4_18.pdf
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD OPERATIONAL & PROCEDURAL MANUAL
www.stlouis-mo.gov
1 Adoption of Rules and Procedures 1.1. The Civilian Oversight Board (COB), after consultation with the Director of Public Safety (DDPS) shall, by an affirmative vote ...
Thanks

Barbara A. Davis
Secretary II
Public Information
Phone (314) 444-5832
email: badavis@slmpd.org