from: Jessie Curney <[email protected]>
to: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
cc: Roland Boehrer <[email protected]>,
Alan Parker <[email protected]>,
Eddie Cross <[email protected]>,
Keonye Jackson <[email protected]>
date: Jan 19, 2021, 4:52 PM
subject: FW: EXTERNAL: Records Request: (January 2021) 3 part request for Clayton County, GA Sheriff’s Office, pay, positions, and vehicle info as of 12/22/20
Good afternoon Sunshine Request:
This letter is the Clayton County Sheriff Office follow up response to your Georgia Open Records Act (“Act”) request dated January 2021. Your request is in relation to the following:
Part 1 of 3
All current CCSO employee names, salaries, positions and titles, including Detention, Civilian, Narcotics, as of 12/22/2020 (or the date the query is performed). I will assume that certain employees will need to be redacted due to their position. Please include:
A. Name, Rank, and Salary
B. Current command structure within the agency.
For example:
Alex Doe – Chief Deputy(s)
Bob Doe – Major(s)/ Enforcement/ Detention (pay)
Casey Doe – Captain(s) Patrol/Detention (pay)
David Doe – Captain(s) Criminal Investigations (pay)
Ellen Doe – Executive Lieutenant(s) All Division’s
Fred Doe – Lieutenant(s) patrol/Criminal/Detention (pay)
Gary Doe – Sergeant of all bureaus and subsections
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Part 2 of 3
A request to know how many positions are currently open in each division as of 12/22/20 (or the date the query is performed).
**[Editor’s Note to CCSO: If this is more of an informational type of question, rather than a clear request for specific public records, please let us know!]
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Part 3 of 3
A. How many vehicles are assigned to the Sheriffs Office?
** [Editor’s Note: We will interpret this to mean, “as of 12/22/20 (or the date the query is performed)].
B. How many new vehicles have been either ordered or are in service?
** [Editor’s Note: We will interpret this to mean, “as of 12/22/20 (or the date the query is performed)].
C. What type of “Patrol unit” has been ordered and how many? Are all the vehicles marked units?
** [Editor’s Note: We will interpret this to mean “As of 12/22/20 (or the date the query is performed)].
For Example:
2x 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Rated
2x 2021 Ford F-150 Police Interceptor package
1 x 2020 Dodge Durango R/T Police Rated
10x 2020 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor (Is it electric or standard?)
5x 2020 Dodge Charger AWD Police Rated
2x 2021 Chevrolet Caprice Police Unit
D. What is the projected number of vehicles to be purchased for FY20/21?
Your request involves a great deal of documents and your request also ask for a lot of non-responsive documents. We will attempt to work to get you all of your requested documents as soon as possible but we need to take care of a few matters.
As provided by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(c) (1), there is no charge for the first 15 minutes of staff time utilized to search for, retrieve, redact’, and produce or copy the requested records, but the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office will charge “the prorated hourly salary of the lowest paid full-time employee who, in the reasonable discretion of the [Clayton County Sheriff’s Office], has the necessary skill and training to perform the request”. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(c) (1). In this case, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office estimates the search and retrieval of records pertaining to your request will take 10 hour (minus the first 15 minutes) at the rate of $27.57 per hour. The search and review of the documents you requested will result in an estimated total cost of no less than $_275.70_.
In the event that you choose to receive printed copies of all or a portion of the responsive records, a charge of $0.10 per page for letter or legal size documents will apply as authorized by O.C.G.A. §50-18-71(c)(2). Because the County’s estimated costs are in excess of the $25.00 threshold set by the Act, the County is deferring review and retrieval of the records until you agree to pay the estimated costs. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(d).
Please note that the above estimates of time and costs are subject to revision (including potentially increasing or decreasing the estimated amounts and lengthening the time for production) depending upon the actual time spent searching for, retrieving, reviewing, and redacting the records as well as the actual number of pages of records retrieved. Additionally, should you choose to proceed, the charges associated with the staff time necessary to process your request will be due whether or not you elect to retain copies of the responsive records or continue to pursue your request.
For your use and information, the mailing address for any Open Records payments is as follows:
United States Postal Service — Remit to:
Clayton County Sheriff’s Office
ATTN: Sgt. Jessie Curney
9157 Tara Blvd.
Jonesboro, GA 30236
In responding to your request, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office does not waive, and expressly reserves, any and all statutory exemptions from disclosure not specifically set forth herein, but set forth in O.C.G.A. §§ 50-18-70 et seq. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
You must pay before any additional work can commence. Please contact me at 678-479-5398 if you agree to pay the estimated cost of $ 275.70. We can then make arrangements to move forward with your request.
Sincerely,
Jessie C. Curney
Jessie C. Curney- Sergeant
Clayton County Sheriff’s Office
9157 Tara Blvd.
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Office: 678-479-5398
Fax: 678-479-5358
Email: [email protected]
Status:
Clarification Requested
