Sustained Incidents of Sexual Misconduct, or Sustained Incidents of Dishonesty - Whittier CA Police

Good morning Gregory Buhl,

We are in receipt of 19 Public Records Request to the City of Whittier. The City is currently determining if there are any records pertaining to your request. Once completed, City staff will notify you of any findings, and possible fees associated with reproducing documents. In the event we require additional information on the scope of your request, we will reach out for clarification before we proceed to ensure we properly assist with your request. If a modification to the original request is made or if a clarification is requested, please note that this could delay the determination response. However, a reasonable effort will be made to fulfill the request within 10 calendar days of receipt.

Should you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk Department at (562) 567-9850.

Sincerely
[cid:image002.jpg@01DA7B72.A227B390]<http://www.cityofwhittier.org/>William Martinez | City Clerk Specialist
City Clerk Department | 13230 Penn Street | Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 567-9850 | wmartinez@cityofwhittier.org<mailto:wmartinez@cityofwhittier.org> | www.cityofwhittier.org<http://www.cityofwhittier.org/>
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Dear Greg Buhl:

In response to the California Public Records Act (CPRA) request dated March 21, 2024:

You requested 'Any reports, interviews, or similar investigative material in the department's possession related to Sustained Incidents of Sexual Misconduct, or Sustained Incidents of Dishonesty.'

The City has determined that your request includes a voluminous amount of responsive individual records, all of which would have to be reviewed to ensure that they are indeed within the scope of the request and then for the presence of exempt material prior to disclosure. As such, the request is not sufficiently focused, is unduly burdensome and must be narrowed before the City can respond. (Cal. Gov't Code § 7922.600). Under the Public Records Act, the City is obligated to produce documents upon a request that "reasonably describes an identifiable record" (Cal. Gov't Code § 7922.530(a)) such that the record or records "can be located with reasonable efforts" (State Board of Equalization v. Superior Court, (1992) 10 Cal.App.4th 1177, 1186), and which is sufficiently "focused and specific." (Rogers v. Superior Court, (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 469, 481). Even a clearly framed request will be objectionable as unduly burdensome if it requires the agency to review an enormous volume of data in order to segregate exempt and nonexempt material. (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Deukmejian, (1982) 32 Cal.3d 440, 444; California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 159, 166.). To assist you in providing a more focused request, the City recommends that you narrow the timeline and/or provide keyword search terms to assist the City in more quickly and efficiently identifying, reviewing and producing responsive records.

Some of the information contained in the enclosed records you requested is exempt from disclosure pursuant to Government Code section 6255. Portions of the documents provided have been redacted to preserved the privacy of individuals.

If you believe the records provided are outside the scope of your request, if we inadvertently misconstrued your request, or if you have additional questions regarding your request, please contact the City Clerk Department at (562) 567-9850. Otherwise, this concludes the City's response to your CPRA request.

[cid:image003.jpg@01DA813E.B012ABA0]<http://www.cityofwhittier.org/>William Martinez | City Clerk Specialist
City Clerk Department | 13230 Penn Street | Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 567-9850 | wmartinez@cityofwhittier.org<mailto:wmartinez@cityofwhittier.org> | www.cityofwhittier.org<http://www.cityofwhittier.org/>
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