2023 Roster

Brian Waters filed this request with the Vermont State Police of Vermont.
Submitted July 24, 2023
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From: Brian Waters

Subject: Vermont Public Records Act Request: 2023 Roster

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

A roster of all officers currently employed at the Vermont State Police. Please include both full-time and part-time officers.

Please provide records sufficient to show the following information for each officer:
- Name
- Age or year of birth
- Gender
- Race or ethnicity
- Rank
- Job title
- Callsign or other identifying number
- Barracks
- Unit or team assignment(s), if applicable
- Start date
- FY2022 salary
- FY2022 overtime pay

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,

Brian Waters

From: Vermont State Police

Subject: PRA - Vermont State Police Trooper Information Request

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January 16, 2024

Brian Waters
MuckRock
Email: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

Dear Brian,

I am writing regarding your public records request, received July 23, 2023 requesting:

A roster of all officers currently employed at the Vermont State Police. Please include both full-time and part-time officers. Please provide records sufficient to show the following information for each officer:

- Name
- Age or year of birth
- Gender
- Race or ethnicity
-Rank
- Job title
- Callsign or other identifying number
- Barracks
- Unit or team assignments), if applicable
- Start date
- FY2022 salary
- FY2022 overtime pay

Please find attached records responsive to this request. Please be aware that salary and overtime information are available at State of Vermont Employee Salaries | Open Data | State of Vermont<https://data.vermont.gov/Government/State-of-Vermont-Employee-Salaries/jgqy-2smf>; Total Compensation and Expenses FY2020 - 2023 | Open Data | State of Vermont<https://data.vermont.gov/Government/Total-Compensation-and-Expenses-FY2020-2023/2is8-zt8g/data_preview>. You may search for any Vermont state employee by both name and job title/rank.

Please note that the records supplied here are redacted in accordance with the Vermont Public Records Act exemptions found at 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(1), related to "[r]ecords that by law are designated confidential or by a similar term"; 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(7), related to "[p]ersonal documents relating to an individual."

Specifically, the Department of Public Safety ("DPS") redacted the record to remove information exempt from public inspection and copying under the following exemptions:

1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(1) (Records that by law are designated confidential or by a similar term), this includes information related to individual officer's age, race/ethnicity, and gender;

1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(7) (personally identifying information, including date of birth, address, telephone number, Social Security number, name of employer, and information which could "reveal intimate details of a person's life, including any information that might subject the person to embarrassment, harassment, disgrace, or loss of employment or friends." See Rutland Herald v. City of Rutland, 2012 VT 26, ¶ 39, 191 Vt. 387, 404, 48 A.3d 568, 579 (quoting Kade v. Smith, 2006 VT 44, ¶ 8, 180 Vt. 554, 557, 904 A.2d 1080, 1084)), this includes information related to car numbers assigned to specific officers, as such information could allow a person to determine an officer's personal address.

Further, DPS has removed information related to the Trooper's employee and position numbers as these the portions of the record are beyond the scope of your request.

Additionally, please be aware that the records showing special teams assignments are the most current records available for those assignments. The membership composition of some teams may be different than portrayed in these records.

Finally, please be aware that the record labeled "Master List" reflects those Troopers currently employed by the Vermont State Department of Public Safety. You may cross-reference this list with the other materials to determine the current employment status of any listed Trooper.

If you believe that a portion of the attached record has been withheld in error, or if you would like to discuss the redactions in the released record, please feel free to contact me at this email address. Please be advised that you may also file an appeal. If you choose to file an appeal we request that you do so in writing to:

Commissioner Jennifer Morrison
Department of Public Safety
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671

Kind Regards,

Sam Weaver
Public Records Act Specialist
Vermont Department of Public Safety

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