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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to a young woman who said that the only way she would be able to show the
requestor
anything would be for her
to come in with a request for
specific names. She was not willing to copy everything,
and she said that in order
to block out the social security numbers
the requestor
would have to tell her which one she wanted to
see.
Police Department:
An older police officer
said he wasn’t sure what the requestor
was asking for. She
was asked for a reason
for her request. He then said that everything
is on the computer anyway, so there
was nothing that she could just look over. When she asked if she could see the computer
files, he said, “Not unless you break in.”
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
was sent to 4 different people before
she spoke to the personnel officer. The officer said that she
was not allowed to give the requestor
what she wanted, and the woman who was in charge
was not there. The requestor
was asked for identification and a reason
for her request
and was told she would need to come back “some other
time.”
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
was asked for a reason
for his request. He spoke with the Computer
Input Personnel, a receptionist,
who said that the marriage
license applications were not public records. The receptionist would
not black out the social security numbers
and would only search a specific social security
number
Police Department:
The requestor
was asked for identification, a reason
for the request
and to submit a formal request. There was a sign on the
wall of the police department that listed the different
forms of I.D. that were
required to
obtain records. The requestor
said that a driver’s
license was on the list but that the receptionist
would not accept a his driver’s
license when he tried to use it to obtain the records. When the requestor
said that he would rather
not provide identification, the receptionist
responded with “Well I would rather
not give you what you need.” The receptionist
maintained that he must speak with the sergeant
who was unavailable.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
was asked for identification and a reason
for his request,
and was asked to submit a formal request
with a specific reason for
the request. He spoke
with a receptionist then was referred
to the Executive Director
of Human Resources. She
said she was “unable to release the records
without a specific reason and identification.”
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to a woman at the front desk of the clerk’s
office. She allowed him to see a blank
document, but when he again told her he wanted to see the applications from
the current
and preceding months she would not allow
it. She stressed
the effort it would take her
to photo copy and black out the social security
numbers.
Police Department:
The requestor
spoke to the officers at the front
desk. He was told that they did not have
an arrest log
that he could view,
but he could view press releases. They were
cooperative in allowing him to see the information
they had.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
spoke to the superintendent’s secretary. When he asked to see the records,
she immediately asked for a reason. When the requestor
told her he would rather
not say, she crossed her
arms and glared
at him, saying that she would not even think about giving them to him unless
she knew why. Another
nearby secretary
said that if the requestor
put the request in writing
and sent it in, then maybe it would be possible.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to a woman at the clerk’s office who was
somewhat uncooperative. He was told straight
out that he could not view applications.
The requestor
asked again, emphasizing that the social security
numbers should be blacked out and again was
denied. She gave him the number
to call the town clerk directly
as she did not seem to understand whether
or not she could hand this information
out.
Police Department:
The requestor
spoke to an officer. The requestor
was allowed to view the arrest
book, but he had to look at it through a glass
window while the officer flipped the
pages. He asked the requestor
a number of times if he was looking for
someone specific and the requestor
told him he just needed to look through it.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
spoke to a woman at the front desk of the superintendent’s
office. She would not allow him to view
anything. When he asked to see the
attendance records,
she laughed at him and asked why he thought he would be able to view them. She said that maybe if the requestor
put the request in writing
and their lawyers
allowed it, then he could maybe view the records. But she said this wasn’t
information she could just hand out.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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X
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Not in compliance
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to two receptionists. One gave him an odd look when he asked for
the information. She then asked who he was and why he wanted
to see them. When he wouldn’t
say she went and spoke with the other receptionist
briefly.
Eventually she came back with copies of the record
for the requestor
to look at with the social security numbers
blacked out.
Police Department:
The requestor
spoke with the officer who was at the front
desk when he walked in. He made the request,
and the officer had no problem
with the requestor
looking at the records. The officer
did ask the requestor
what he wanted it for ,after
it was handed to him.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
spoke to the receptionist behind the desk in
the office. At first he was told
flat out “no.” After
the requestor
pressed the issue, the receptionist
asked whom he was and what his reason
was for wanting the information. When the requestor
wouldn’t say, she said he could come back with a written
request for
the superintendent. The superintendent
was not there at the time.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to younger woman secretary. She said the applications were
in the book and she couldn’t alter the records
in the book to black out the Social Security
numbers. The requestor
asked her if she could simply cover
the numbers; she said no. An
older woman asked if the requestor
was with “a particular
organization.” The requestor
said she would rather
not say, then the older
woman said they don’t show people applications.
Police Department:
The requestor
asked a mid-20’s officer behind the window if
she could see the arrest
records. He said he couldn’t show her
the records. The requestor
asked again if he was sure he couldn’t
show her the records;
he repeated he could not.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
spoke to a receptionist. She
went to get someone to help. She returned
about three minutes later
and asked the requestor
to return
later in the day because the office was about
to close for lunch. The
requestor returned
two days later and the receptionist
had copies of the records
for her.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
|
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Full compliance
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X
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|
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke with a receptionist who said that the marriage
license applications were not public records
and that she would not black out the social security
numbers. The receptionist
told the requestor,
“The state has deemed that they were not
public records
even without social security numbers.”
Police Department:
The requestor
was initially going to be charged for
the records,
but eventually he was not after he explained
again that he only wished to view the records,
not keep them. The receptionist
was helpful and cooperative.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
was asked for identification.
He spoke with a receptionist, then was referred
to a supervisor
who was unavailable at the time. He was told by the receptionist
that she “cannot release the records
without the supervisor’s
permission.”
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
|
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Full compliance
|
X
|
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requester
spoke to a receptionist at the marriage
license department at the town clerk’s
office. When the requestor
asked for the records,
the receptionist paused and asked me to repeat
myself. The receptionist
said for the 13 years
she has worked here,
no one had ever asked that question. The receptionist also
said, “It would take a while to get the records
ready and that [the requestor]
should come back after she blacked out the
Social Security numbers
at 11 a.m.” The
requester was
asked if she was from the area. The receptionist then
offered her
card if the requestor
needed information in the future. The requestor
was allowed to view the records.
Police Department:
The requester
spoke with a receptionist at the records
department and the Lieutenant of Public Information
at the police department. When
she asked for the records,
the receptionist said she did not know if she
could give that out. So, she contacted the Lieutenant
who told the requestor
to identify herself and asked her
reason for
wanting the records. Then the requestor
was told to write a letter
under FOI for
the weeks needed. The requester
was also asked if she worked for
a newspaper.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requester
spoke with a Human Resources receptionist
and a receptionist for
the superintendent of schools at the superintendent’s
office. At first, she
was directed to the super’s
office by the Human Resources receptionist
who did not know what she wanted at that point. The requestor
noted: “She was pleasant at first.” When she got to the superintendent’s
office, a receptionist in the area
redirected her
to either Town Hall or
back to Human Resources, saying “she would not
have the information.” The
Human Resources lady’s demeanor
changed when asked for the records. She said, “She was not authorized
to give out the information and that the Human
Resource person
who could was not there.” The
requestor was
then asked what she wanted the records
for and if she was a teacher.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
|
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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|
|
|
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The town clerk refused
the request on the grounds that it
would take too long to make all the copies and black out the social security
numbers.
She said it would be easier if the requestor
told them why he needed them.
Police Department:
The secretary
for the records
division at the police department said that
they didn’t have an arrest
record that
the requestor
could look at and that it was all computerized. He spoke with the department’s
police information officer,
who offered to let him view the incident report
log on which arrests
were noted.
However, the incident report
did not include names, addresses, and charges
against those arrested.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The secretary
initially denied the request, but then asked
the superintendent if the request
could be allowed. The superintendent
said he could provide the requestor
with the requested documents, but it would
take 24 to 48 hours because the secretary
would need to manually black out the reason
for absence on all the documents. The superintendent
also asked the requestor
his name, but was fine with the requestor
saying he would prefer
not to identify himself.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
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Full compliance
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
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X
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Town Clerk:
At the town clerk, everything
went smoothly. The requestor
forgot to ask to black out the social security
numbers. She said
that he could look at the marriage
application licenses but she had to black out the social security
numbers. The requestor
apologized and she showed him as many licenses as he wanted.
Police Department:
At the police office the requestor
was directed to the records
department where
he asked for the arrest
log. They said that there
wasn’t a separate record
for arrest,
and everything he needed was in the log
book right in front
of me. The log book
didn’t show whether or
not people were arrested
in any of the incidents. When the requestor
asked again if there was a separate arrest log she said that
everything he needed was in the book.
Superintendent’s
Office:
At the superintendent
office, a woman asked for the requestor’s
name and wanted to call him tomorrow
when the records
would be ready. She
told him that it was also an unusual question to ask. The
requestor
convinced her to let him come back in an hour. When he came back she seemed to realize
that she made a mistake. She apologized and said she
misunderstood the question. She
said that she thought the requestor
wanted to copy them and explained that her
boss was gone and things were hectic and said
that, “In today’s world, the climate is tense.’ She gave the requestor
the records
to look at. She also gave him a copy of the FOI act
and explained what he was asking for and why
he could have it, as if he didn’t know.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
|
|
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
X
|
|
|
Not in compliance
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X
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X
|
Town Clerk:
The requestor
was asked for a reason
for his request
and to make a written request. He spoke with the assistant town clerk
and also the town clerk. The
assistant clerk said she didn’t
know if she could give that out, so she brought
out the town clerk. They repeatedly
asked if the requestor
wanted a specific name. She told the requestor
“You can make a written request
and we could get it to you within a week.”
He asked if she could just show him the sheet and cover
the numbers.
“We don’t have the manpower to do
that,” she said. Meanwhile, four
workers sat around
with no one else in the office asking for
help.
Police Department:
The requestor
was asked for identification and for
a reason for
his request. He spoke
to the dispatcher; there
was also a man with a shaved head and a woman in the office. They
asked the requestor
several times “Were
you arrested? Why do you want to see these? Who
are you? Why are
you here? Were
you arrested? Who is your officer? What do you need to see specifically? Oh,
yeah, were you arrested?” They told him that Only the arresting
officer can let you see your specific file, and the files are
actually held by the court and they’re
the only ones who can release it. They asked if the requestor
wanted to see an officer. He
said yes. The requestor
waited for about 20 minutes. Finally an officer
came out, asked what he wanted to see, asked if he had a reason,
and came back with the arrest
book. He asked if the requestor
wanted to see one in particular,
he told him no, he just wanted to look at the whole thing. He said “Usually
people have a reason.” The requestor
took the book (labeled “News Releases”) which had arrest
records going
back to the beginning of the year,
plus accident reports
and other releases
and looked it over, then gave it back.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
was asked for identification and to give a reason
for his request. He spoke to three different
women at human resources,
who he noted as “completely uncooperative.” He was told “They are not
public record,”
was asked, “Are you a student, a teacher
or just someone off the street?” He was also told that “You could come back and ask the
superintendent, maybe” and that “it’s part
of the personnel file.” The
requestor
noted “They openly laughed at my request and
were incredulous
I’d ask for such a thing.”
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
|
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Full compliance
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
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X
|
Town Clerk:
She asked if there was a
specific application the requestor
was looking for because then she would know
what she would have to copy in order
to black out the social security numbers. When the requestor
said no, she asked her to have a seat because
it would take a little while to copy all of the records. She asked how long ago the requestor
wanted them from and she said that it would be
fine just to copy one for her. She was definitely willing to copy as many as the requestor
needed.
Police Department:
The requestor
had no problems viewing the records. “Juvenile” was written in
place of some names in the arrest
log.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The secretary’s
immediate response was, “No, that’s private.” The requestor
was walking to the car when she caught up with
her and asked her
to come back in with her. She
said that under the FOI Act, she knows she’s
supposed to show the requestor
certain records,
but she wasn’t sure about teacher
attendance records
because nobody but the teachers had asked for
them before. She made
a few phone calls, and couldn’t reach whoever
she was trying to get in touch with. She took my name and phone number
and said she’d call with information as soon
as she finds out if she’s allowed to do so. The requestor
didn’t see any records,
but the secretary
was aware of laws governing
public record.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
|
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Full compliance
|
|
X
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
X
|
|
X
|
Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke with a young woman first who asked her
immediately why she would want the license applications. She then went to ask other
people and came by replying that only the
licenses of those already married
were public records,
but not the applications themselves.
Police Department:
The officer was very
cooperative and directed
the requestor
to a book hanging for anyone to look through. The book included names, crimes,
addresses, dates, and if a fine was given.
Superintendent’s
Office:
An older woman at the
office was very uncooperative
and spoke to the requestor
like she was a child. She said, “Honey, you’re
going to have to have an adult put that in writing
for you, but only for
an FOI request.” She
then asked the requestor
a number of questions including her
name, her reason,
where she goes to school, where
she was from, etc.
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City/Town Clerk
|
Police
|
School Board
|
|
Full compliance
|
|
X
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Not in compliance
|
|
|
|
Town Clerk:
The women at the clerk’s
office first told the requestor
that the marriage
records were
not for public viewing. After reviewing
a form, one of them said he could see them,
but demanded to see some I.D. The requestor
asked if he had to show it to her. She gave me a skeptical look and said, “You’re
asking me for private
information, and you don’t expect to give me
some information?” The requestor
gave her his I.D. and she told him to come
back in 15 minutes. After coming back, they still were clearing up the discrepancy and informed the requestor he would have to pay
for the copies. Each one
would be $5. They also told him they
would need a photocopy of his driver’s
license.
Police Department:
The police would have provided
access to records;
however, no arrests
had been made in the preceding two weeks. The woman at the police station seemed
willing to help, but no records
could be given.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The two women and a gentleman initially
asked for the requestor’s
name, but ended up providing him with the requested
information.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
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Full compliance
|
|
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Town Clerk:
When the requestor first walked in and asked for the marriage license applications, the woman handed
her a blank application. She
thought the requestor was asking for a marriage application for herself. When the requestor restated the question, the woman gave her a strange look and asked her what she needed them for. After the requestor told her that she would rather not say, she said that she really didn’t think that information could be released and asked to take the requestor’s name and number. The requestor told her that she would rather not leave this information.
Police Department:
The officer was very polite when the requestor asked him for the arrest records. He asked the requestor if she was with the press, and she told him she would rather not say. He said
that they do not give out the arrest records and that he was only allowed to give her the police blotter from the previous week. The requestor asked again if he was sure she couldn’t look at the arrest records and he said that he would only give her the police blotter because that is all they give to the press.
Superintendent’s Office:
The requestor was asked for a reason for her request. She spoke
to a woman at the front
desk. When she walked in and asked for the teacher attendance records, she got the strangest look from the woman at the desk. The
woman asked the requestor several times why she wanted to see the records and each time the requestor responded with “I would rather not say.” Finally,
the woman told the requestor they do not give out that information to anyone and then she asked the requestor again why she wanted the information. The requestor said she would rather not say and asked here again if she was sure she could not see the records. The woman had a
puzzled look on her face and said she can’t release that information. The requestor politely thanked her and left.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
|
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Full compliance
|
|
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to a woman at the front desk who simply told
her, “Oh no, honey, they’re
not open to the public.”
Police Department:
The requestor
was asked for identification and a reason
for her request. The woman the requestor
spoke to said she would have to go through an
attorney to get the records. When a police officer overheard
their conversation,
she told the requestor
that if her request
was for school she could contact the chief and
he might be able to give some information, but
the department doesn’t
release information
on pending cases.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
was asked for identification and a reason
for her request. She was lead from office
to office until finally someone dealt with her. The woman laughed at the requestor
after the requestor
told her she didn’t wish to be identified or
give her a reason. The human resources
assistant said, “You’re going to have to give
some information if you want to get some information.”
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|
City/Town Clerk
|
Police
|
School Board
|
|
Full compliance
|
|
X
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
X
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
|
|
X
|
Town Clerk:
The requestor
was asked for a reason
for his request. When he requested the
information, a woman working
at the desk went a discussed with a man who was also working
in the office. They asked why the requestor
asked for the information,
but after saying he was not at liberty
to say, they allowed him to view the information
with a piece of paper covering
the social security numbers
on a printed sheet.
Police Department:
When the information was requested,
the officer working
at the desk pointed out the arrest
log in front of the requestor. The book listed the charges
and the names of those charged.
Superintendent’s
Office:
When the information was requested,
the student was told that a written request
was needed and that then the information would
be provided to him if he were
to leave his name and a contact number. The requestor
asked again to view them at that time, and he was told that wasn’t
possible without going through these steps.
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|
City/Town Clerk
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Police
|
School Board
|
|
Full compliance
|
|
|
|
|
Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
|
|
|
|
|
Not in compliance
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Town Clerk:
The requester
spoke with two receptionists in the town clerk’s
office. She was asked “why and if [she] worked
for the newspaper.” She was told, “They can not give out people’s marriage
license information.”
Police Department:
The requester
spoke with a receptionist at the records
department at the police department. She asked for the records
and was asked, “Where [she] was from?” The receptionist responded,
“Then you can’t see them.”
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requester
spoke with a receptionist at the superintendent’s
office. The requester
asked the receptionist for
the records
and “was stunned by the look on her face.” The requester
was asked her name twice. The
receptionist asked if she wanted her
own attendance record,
thinking she was a teacher. The
receptionist talked to a male coworker,
who asked the requester
her name, reason,
and whose attendance records
she needed. He said, “Well then I’d rather
not give them to you.”
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
came in and asked for the marriage
license applications, and the woman at the desk, probably
in her mid 30’s, said rather
emphatically that she could not just give them to him. He
said he understood that the social security
numbers had to be blacked out, and she said it
would take forever
to do that, but that she’d ask the town clerk. She then came out and said that he actually could see the records
after all, but that he would have to come back
in 15 minutes so that she’d have time to black out the social security
numbers. When he came
back she was incredibly friendly,
and apologized for what she said was a misunderstanding
earlier. The requestor
looked at the records,
gave them back and thanked her. She replied, “you’re
very welcome. Have a
nice day.”
Police Department:
The requestor
asked the woman at the desk for the arrest
records from
the previous two weeks, and she asked if this
was for himself or
for an attorney. The requestor
said just for himself, and she went and looked
through something on a computer
screen. Then she said
she had to ask a lieutenant. She went away for
a few minutes, came back and asked why he wanted the records. He said that he would rather
not say, and she said “OK, because people don’t just come in here
looking for records.” Eventually though, the lieutenant came and gave him the records,
and he was very friendly
and cooperative.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
walked up to the superintendent’s office and
asked for the records. He was directed to a
woman. The requestor
asked for the teacher’s
attendance records
and she asked why he wanted them. He said he would rather
not say, but that he understood they were
public record. Another woman stepped in
and said that the requestor
would have to fill out a written request
for them.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
asked for the marriage
license applications from the previous
two months, and a woman in her mid to late
40’s asked if there was any particular
name he was interested in. He
said no, and she told him that was fine, and that it would just take her
a few minutes to black out the social security
numbers. She handed
him the records,
and said to put them back in case someone else wanted to look at them.
Police Department:
The requestor
rang a bell and waited for
service at the desk where
records are
given out. After
about five minutes, no one came, so he rang it
again and a woman, probably in her
late 30’s, came to the window. The requestor
asked if he could see the arrest
records for
the previous two weeks, and she gave him a
puzzled look and asked, “What do you mean, arrest
records?” The requestor
told her he meant the records
of arrests
they had made recently, and she said he
couldn’t see them. She gave him the call log from
the previous day, and said that was all he
could see.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
asked the woman at the desk if he could see the teacher
attendance records. She asked, “And you are?” The requestor
responded that he would rather
not say, and she asked why he was looking for
them. The requestor
said that he understood it was a public record
and that he thought he should be able to see them. She
gave him another strange
look and went to ask someone in the back. She came
back and said that he was correct
that he could see them, but that he would have to fill out a FOI request
form and that the records
would be mailed to him.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to the town clerk. The
requestor
asked for the marriage
license applications, and the town clerk said
it was no problem and pulled out the
applications. There
was only one marriage
application for March
and none for February. The clerk folded over
the part of the application with the social
security numbers
and let her look at the application.
Police Department:
The requestor
spoke with a woman behind the glass window who asked her
if she was with the press. She
said she would rather
not say, and the woman responded with “Well
then you’re not going to see the records.” The woman then turned around
and returned
to her desk.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The requestor
spoke with a secretary
who asked if she wanted to see her own records. The requestor
said no, that she wanted to see the records
for all the teachers. The secretary
left to get the assistant to the superintendent. Both women were very
polite, and the assistant asked what the requestor
wanted the records
for. She said she
would rather
not say. The assistant asked if she wanted them for
a specific teacher or
all the teachers, and the requestor
said she would like the records
for all the teachers. The assistant politely said that the requestor
would have to put in a written request
for that information.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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X
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
The requestor
spoke to a woman at a desk. When the
student asked, she said the forms, no matter
which ones he wanted, were not available to
the public at all. She told him bluntly
he could not see them, and looked confused as to why he wanted to know.
Police Department:
At first the requestor
spoke to a secretary,
who asked him why he wanted to know/see the arrest
records. When he said “I’d rather
not say,” she replied, “Well you’re
going to have to give a reason to the sergeant.” An older lady then asked him which records
he wanted to see, and she said the sergeant
would be out in a few minutes. Ten
minutes went by and he was about to give up when the sergeant
walked over and dropped
the arrest records
from this week and said this is what he
has. He asked no questions and just told
the requestor
he couldn’t take them with him.
Superintendent’s
Office:
A woman first said she didn’t know whether the FOI
Act covered the information. She left the requestor
for five minutes and returned to tell him that
the payroll woman was busy and asked if he still wanted the information. He said yes.
She left for a few minutes, and came
back to tell him the woman who she was speaking to was actually the payroll
woman’s replacement while the payroll
woman was on vacation for the next three
weeks. But she said she could get it to
him by next Wednesday. She said the information
was stuck inside the computer and there
was no way for him to see it. She asked him if he was a resident,
and for his name.
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City/Town Clerk
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Police
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School Board
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Full compliance
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X
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Viewed with improper
restrictions,
according to FOIA
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Not in compliance
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X
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X
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Town Clerk:
When the requestor
walked in and asked the woman behind the desk, she was a bit taken back. She said, “May I ask why?” in which case he responded,
“I’m just interested.” She replied
with a smile, “That’s a weird request.” She left for
a minute and asked if he wanted to see any specific license or
application. The requestor
said that he would rather
not say. She told him there
were social security
numbers on the sheets. He asked if she could show them to him
without the social security numbers. She said she’d have
to sit there and black out each social security
number.
Again, she asked if there was any particular
person he was looking for. But she said she did not want to make him
think that she was giving him a hard
time.
Police Department:
The man allowed the requestor
to take a look at the news releases
saying, “They are the same things the newspapers
get.” He asked if the requestor
was looking for anything in particular
in a friendly manner,
not inquisitive at all. And when the requestor
said he would rather
not say, he quietly handed over the releases
and didn’t say anything else.
Superintendent’s
Office:
The woman at the front desk
told the requestor
they were on school break
and there is no one available to release
the information. She looked taken back when he requested
the information and responded,
“And who are you?” She wanted to know what he was doing there
asking for the information. She gave the student a phone number
to call someone the following Monday.