Washington State Department of Retirement Systems – Seattle Times Request for Public Retirement Data for the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Dear E. Baxter:
Thank you for your interest in the public records from the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). Your request was received on 8/18/2022 and will be processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. For tracking purposes, your request reference number is P000496-081822. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

On July 1, 2022 the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems posted to it’s website:

Notice to DRS Members and Retirees – Public Records Request

A link to the posting is here: https://www.drs.wa.gov/notice-public-records-request-july-2022/

The posting referenced a Public Records Request from Seattle Times Reporter Manuel Villa and provided a copy of a Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose form signed by Mr. Villa.

A copy of this July 1 2022 website posting and a copy of Mr. Villa’s Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose form is attached to this request.

The July 1, 2022 Department of Retirement Systems web posting stated in part the following:

“DRS has reviewed the request and determined that the following information items are subject to disclosure under the state’s Public Records Act.

• Full Name
• City, State/Province, Country and ZIP/Postal Code
• Date of Birth
• Retirement System/Plan
• Date of Entry
• Service Credit
• Annual Salary
• Average Final Compensation
• Date of Retirement Withdrawal
• Monthly Retirement Benefit
• Retirement Type
• Employee Transmittal Code and Description
• Employer Name, City, State and ZIP Code

The Department intends to provide the information items listed above to the requesting organization on August 15, 2022.”

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

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AUGUST 17, 2022

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of Mr. Villa’s Public records request made to the Washington State Department of Retirement System sand reference in the July 1, 2022 web posting.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of all records the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems has provided to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of the same records installments the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems provides to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

This request is not for commercial purpose of any kind and attached to this request is my own Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose form.

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.

Please do not communicate with or direct us to communication or interact with any web app or portal other than direct EMAIL.

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.

Attachments:

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https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/ehbaxter/111319/Declaration_of_Non_Commerical_Purpose_EBAXTER.pdf
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Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Within five business days after receiving the request, we will do one of the following three things:

* Provide the records;
* Deny the public records request; or
* Acknowledge your request and give you a reasonable estimate of how long it will take to respond. Additional time to respond to a request may be based upon the following:

* To clarify the intent of the request;
* To locate, review and assemble the information requested;
* To notify third persons or agencies affected by the request;
* To determine whether any of the information requested is exempt and if a denial should be made as to all or part of the request. (State law requires us to cite the specific exemption from disclosure.)
* Current workload and other pending requests PLEASE NOTE: The State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, does not require a governmental body to create new information, records, to do legal research, or to answer questions. Most documents are available in electronic format.  If the document(s) requested are not available electronically, we will make them available for inspection, by paper, or CD in accordance with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HT565k7smR12ntIXwjxOuyzRSWvBP9Tkh9rgzT10SKqwcwJ-2B89aoy6kdtWKmtPjLpKdDO0WfwR3bAltcBqwowaw-3DSh8l_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpF5bLzDRU0ebLyQwDDOoU46KtUKbMsvTr2d2S3VEYuTD1MQpIuDAr7RR-2BYKHgN-2BgamZH0a-2BPqYL9Alj82oNiuCnBkOPsof-2B7q7FjhnUbNVHf-2BeEmU3C85-2BuGAGrCsj-2B2WMbjABpXjTXKYKHBKInR79Oc6IGAbKOLPI6XOdp31EF8-3D)

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Dear E. Baxter,

The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) received the following public records request from you on August 18, 2022. This email responds to your request under RCW 42.56.520 and WAC 415-06. Please refer to P000496-081822 when contacting us about this request.

You asked for copies of the following records:

“Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of Mr. Villa’s Public records request made to the Washington State Department of Retirement System sand reference in the July 1, 2022 web posting.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of all records the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems has provided to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of the same records installments the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems provides to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.”

Based on the information you have provided, DRS plans to process this as a non-news-media request.

Due to our current workload and other pending requests, we estimate it will take up to 15 working days, or until about September 13, 2022, to locate, review, and produce any available responsive records.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

DRS Public Records
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

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08/26/2022 E. Baxter requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 18, 2022, PRR# P000496-081822 Dear E. Baxter, The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) received the following public records request from you on August 18, 2022. This email responds to your request under RCW 42.56.520 and chapter 415-06 WAC. Please refer to the P000496-081822 when contacting us about this request. Your request was for: “Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of Mr. Villa’s Public records request made to the Washington State Department of Retirement System sand reference in the July 1, 2022 web posting.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of all records the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems has provided to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of the same records installments the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems provides to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request."
At this time, we are notifying you that DRS will need to send a statewide third-party notification to all Washington State employees notifying them about your request and naming you as the requestor. We will plan to send this notification by August 31, 2022. If we do not receive a confirmation from you acknowledging this message by August 31, 2022, then we will assume you no longer need the records and consider your request abandoned, and close your request accordingly.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

DRS Public Records
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

Attachments:
Declaration_of_Non_Commercial_Purpose_form.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HT565k7smR12ntIXwjxOuyzRSWvBP9Tkh9rgzT10SKqwWUppjheKAnE6xnwm3a2EK4ZobGJAav-2FSBq6i8-2B9yJanjdHCzV9QijRIz3GUZzFqs2EG5nd-2Fr8YMFw2UV29zHKauAiRmPBAW3nqBS4I1WwDtL0MvS920PhX2A-2Ba0OM6v-2BMGcXIBCEmAHmeFl6jJepYQ-3D-3DCPBa_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpgcT672MmrmRIQJl08cOk0WNaY52vpLw9p7b9vHkBReRu-2Fj4nQPQ5SL8IrmW5rjCMOi1ivCoqfrbzxJEL-2F-2BB811RVcxm5MuSwP-2FpJ5RS599-2Bo-2F97ISAVDU-2BydfovhLNb0KuDmd2upWSvK-2BvfFyEd2GaxQPCItctzMTHWU-2FkyaBs0-3D)

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08/30/2022 E. Baxter requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 18, 2022, PRR# P000496-081822 Dear E. Baxter, The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) received the following public records request from you on August 18, 2022. This email responds to your request under RCW 42.56.520 and chapter 415-06 WAC. Your request was for: “Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of Mr. Villa’s Public records request made to the Washington State Department of Retirement System sand reference in the July 1, 2022 web posting.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of all records the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems has provided to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of the same records installments the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems provides to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.” In order to send this notification, DRS needs you to resubmit a complete Declaration of Noncommercial Purpose with your name, mailing address, city, state, zip code, email address, and phone number. RCW 42.56.070(9) prohibits state agencies from disclosing lists of individuals when requested for a commercial purpose. To that end, DRS can require a requesting party to provide information about whether a list of individuals is being requested for commercial purposes, including inquiring into the identity of the requester. See RCW 42.56.080; SEIU Healthcare 775NW v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 192 Wn. App. 377, 404-06 (2016). Additionally, as noted in the earlier correspondence about this request, DRS will need to send a statewide third-party notification to all affected Washington State employees about your request. RCW 42.56.250(12) requires DRS to give effective notice about public records requests. There is no exemption that covers the name, mailing address, city, state, zip code, email address, or phone number of people making public records requests. Your complete Declaration of Noncommercial Purpose will be sent out by DRS with the statewide third-party notification to all state employees. Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link, My Request Center , to retrieve the Declaration of Noncommercial Purpose form. We will also attempt to upload a copy of the form through the link you provided. Please provide a complete Declaration of Noncommercial Purpose to us by September 7, 2022. Once we receive your declaration, we estimate it will take 3-5 working days to send the statewide third-party notification to all Washington state employees. We will also need to extend the release date by 30 days from the date of the statewide third-party notification in order to provide adequate time for employees to request injunctive relief. We estimate that any responsive records will be available on October 21, 2022. If we do not receive a complete Declaration of Noncommercial Purpose from you by September 7, 2022 then we will assume you no longer need the records and consider your request abandoned, and close your request accordingly.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DRS Public Records Department of Retirement Systems
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Attachments:
Declaration_of_Non_Commercial_Purpose_form.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HT565k7smR12ntIXwjxOuyzRSWvBP9Tkh9rgzT10SKqwWUppjheKAnE6xnwm3a2EK4ZobGJAav-2FSBq6i8-2B9yJanjdHCzV9QijRIz3GUZzFqs2EG5nd-2Fr8YMFw2UV29zHKauAiRmPBAW3nqBS4I1WwDtL0MvS920PhX2A-2Ba0OM6v-2BMGcXIBCEmAHmeFl6jJepYQ-3D-3DHfKX_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpEQNpsKjgXrm-2Fbg2H9ED2DQi2arEXP0fnS1l5iZKtFkBmbsZ5O-2FdxbSHGLMcYV2SxFJsdNJpYGAthUVPH3D-2F7IWf66zAaDaWj-2BSIORNxK1DNRyzu-2BHIRV91j-2F6rbDcBjjs9pAnsKy-2BDvZ21CtqZzOztrcoP6ByGmMQHTUJkX90Ug-3D)

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9/15/2022 E. Baxter 132740-14951066@requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 18, 2022, PRR# P000496-081822 Dear Mr. Baxter,

Thank you for your response, which we received yesterday through the DRS PDR Notifications email address.

We closed your first request because we did not hear back from you by September 7, 2022. However, if you would like us to process the original request, we need you to fully complete and submit a new Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose. This declaration needs to include your name, mailing address, city, state, zip code, email address, and phone number. RCW 42.56.070(9) prohibits state agencies from disclosing lists of individuals when requested for a commercial purpose. To that end, DRS can require a requesting party to provide information about whether a list of individuals is being requested for commercial purposes, including inquiring into the identity of the requester. See RCW 42.56.080; SEIU Healthcare 775NW v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 192 Wn. App. 377, 404-06 (2016). Additionally, as noted in the earlier correspondence about this request, your fully completed Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose will be sent out by DRS with the statewide third-party notification to all state employees.

Once we receive your fully completed declaration, we can process your original request. You may also submit a new request along with a fully completed Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose. A blank copy of the form is attached.

If we do not receive a fully completed Declaration of No-Commercial Purpose from you by September 22, 2022 then we will assume you no longer need the records and consider your request abandoned, and close your request accordingly.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Keri Kellerman
Public Records Officer
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
804.704.6780
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9/22/2022

Dear Mr. Baxter,

Thank you for responding with a complete Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose. We appreciate your cooperation as we work through the legal requirements related to your request.

We have two more points of clarification before we begin processing your request. First, in your original request, you stated:
Please do not communicate with or direct us to communication or interact with any web app or portal other than direct EMAIL.”

DRS does not provide records to an email address. We will provide them to you through GovQA or through Box, a program that allows for the secure transfer of information. It is our intention to provide this information to you through GovQA. If you prefer Box please let us know.

Second, you have requested a copy of the records provided to the Seattle Times. One of the data fields in this record is the full date of birth of members. Because you are not a news media entity, DRS cannot provide this field to you, so we will be redacting that field under RCW 42.56.250(8).

We plan to send the statewide notification to members in the next 3-5 business days. We will also need to extend the release date by approximately 45 days from the date of the statewide notification in order to provide adequate time for employees to seek an injunction to prevent the release of their records. We estimate that any responsive records will be available on November 18, 2022.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Keri Kellerman
Public Records Officer
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
844.704.6780
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Dear Mr. Baxter,
Thank you for confirming that you would prefer to receive the requested records through Box.
DRS cannot send a secure Box link and password to this email address because the messages are visible to the public. Please send us a private email address prior to the scheduled release date of November 18, 2022. If you do not provide us with a private email address, the records will be released to you securely through GovQA.
Sincerely,
Keri Kellerman
Public Records Officer
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
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Thank you

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Mr. Baxter,

Since 1996, state agencies have been encouraged to use electronic systems to provide public access to records and to manage the public records process. As noted in WAC 44-14-03004, “An agency’s information ‘must be managed with great care to meet the objectives of citizens and their government.’” Agencies need to take reasonable precautions to protect the records, especially when the records contain information about public employees. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HUYYqitU-2BUCRIISWfqWZgqnfIIuZfi9NBuI0VBd-2B4-2BpM8bqE-2FbTEdsjWMT1lZdfcM-2F7qJBRGBJEHLsNRwx33JcI-3DbnHt_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpASdcLHhWvoNy6wY-2FMkYikKeRM6xe2n-2FEdP8PSamIEGIZt3w1LArKFjcQD8RCzRoAz-2FBoroFbHVHSXZ2voFpiaZUzpywEBxrv0vf4pM-2F2x7tJEs-2B8KD1dMyY5jp806xiTinL-2Bxw6RONjVNw76CNVTf1NKcSRc6QhFn7BvpdFYqTk-3D)

DRS has determined that using GovQA to manage public records requests and to disburse records is a secure process and ensures that records are provided to the requester with less risk than sending records by email. If the requester is unable to access records on GovQA, then DRS will work with the requester to set up an alternative secure records transfer process, such as Box.

DRS will not send records directly to the requests@muckrock.com email address. As we have noted, that address posts the information directly to the website and the information is publicly viewable. If you would like the records sent via the secure transfer program Box, then please send us an email address that is not publicly viewable before the scheduled release of November 18, 2022. Your other option is to use the GovQA portal to view the records. Sincerely, Keri Kellerman Public Records Officer Washington State Department of Retirement Systems 844.704.6780
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Mr. Baxter, You will be receiving these records through GovQA on the scheduled release date of November 18, 2022. Sincerely, Keri Kellerman Public Records Officer Washington State Department of Retirement Systems 844.704.6780
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11/18/2022

E. Baxter
requests@muckrock.com

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 18, 2022, PRR# P000496-081822

Dear E. Baxter,

The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) received the following public records request from you on August 18, 2022. This email responds to your request under RCW 42.56.520 and chapter 415-06 WAC. Please refer to P000496-081822 when contacting us about this request. Your request was for:
To Whom It May Concern:.”

On July 1, 2022 the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems posted to it’s website:

Notice to DRS Members and Retirees – Public Records Request

A link to the posting is here: https://www.drs.wa.gov/notice-public-records-request-july-2022/

The posting referenced a Public Records Request from Seattle Times Reporter Manuel Villa and provided a copy of a Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose form signed by Mr. Villa.

A copy of this July 1 2022 website posting and a copy of Mr. Villa’s Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose form is attached to this request.

The July 1, 2022 Department of Retirement Systems web posting stated in part the following:

“DRS has reviewed the request and determined that the following information items are subject to disclosure under the state’s Public Records Act.

• Full Name
• City, State/Province, Country and ZIP/Postal Code
• Date of Birth
• Retirement System/Plan
• Date of Entry
• Service Credit
• Annual Salary
• Average Final Compensation
• Date of Retirement Withdrawal
• Monthly Retirement Benefit
• Retirement Type
• Employee Transmittal Code and Description
• Employer Name, City, State and ZIP Code

The Department intends to provide the information items listed above to the requesting organization on August 15, 2022.”

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

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AUGUST 17, 2022

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of Mr. Villa’s Public records request made to the Washington State Department of Retirement System sand reference in the July 1, 2022 web posting.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of all records the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems has provided to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request.

Please provide via DIRECT EMAIL TRANSFER or INTERNET LINK a complete copy of the same records installments the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems provides to the Seattle Times and Manuel Villa in response to Mr. Villa’s Public records request

We have located records responsive to your request. Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link, My Request Center, to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. No records were withheld and redactions were made pursuant to the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. An exemption log is included in the document and in the link. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HT565k7smR12ntIXwjxOuyzRSWvBP9Tkh9rgzT10SKqwSB8dUXsJk78uWNvV9IYmY6-2BlLw7Z22H6gN8UFoTlxT02BTRSV1kuMJuPgTAOgEYl-2BTdAEAgmCSIo9Q4Y4LXKGg-3D-3D2lPj_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpedTiVIdQSVFdSN4FP-2BpC711dqjJn0vFk0l6vHneNaIha3x-2B0wVbQZlXOoQKvfkMNbh9gDLs7gxXPPETkAAcEiyXhf8ttLOW4GZ7bM2xVi5RAGoZb0M9ggv9Ejn6VBHU0hpxrlRkLUTp4OSXSXyp31t-2BKXOvuAACEgIYznoa-2F3m8-3D)

Unless you inform me otherwise, I will consider your public records request fully responded to and will close it accordingly. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Keri Kellerman
Public Records Officer
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
844.704.6780
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Mr. Baxter,
The records have been released. Please log into My Records Request to retrieve the responsive records. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HT565k7smR12ntIXwjxOuyzRSWvBP9Tkh9rgzT10SKqwSB8dUXsJk78uWNvV9IYmY6-2BlLw7Z22H6gN8UFoTlxT02BTRSV1kuMJuPgTAOgEYl-2BTdAEAgmCSIo9Q4Y4LXKGg-3D-3DUzth_xME6EOfFhJMn4urWh9kZ8HLG-2BVBCDvpq1cbU8OOgSsuJvPYL3smPfCbl-2B9C1ZdJpOy6r1hfL3-2BmVnmjWQy3DwqzRCX0Nt0ln9sW8yGyvtFoZX-2BB7jaofZnqsMaQbRRLxL-2B6wIvd00eBXA-2FcHMADbhZ8PaamI0L1fbxwhY9FHp150S3GfL1igt7ME4c1bLH0-2FcSirt4bXHTCFTOBvbntyAfnrE2p1CZVxXPFXQhuu9VQ-3D)
Sincerely,
Keri Kellerman
Public Records Officer
Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
844.704.6780
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