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Renee Basel
From:Martin E. O’Boyle <meo@commerce-group.com>
Sent:Saturday, April 13, 2019 10:33 AM
To:Renee Basel
Cc:Michelle Melicia
Subject:Public records Request #15-1955\\1956\\1957 (Our request #'s - 1115-117
Attachments:PRR 15-1955.pdf
Renee – as to the caption and the attached, as I review certain of the records re quests of the past, I came across these
3, which for reasons unknown to me, you improperly “bulked” them together. That said, I would like you to “unbulk”
them; and provide me estimates for each, along with an understanding of any additional costs, e.g.: rates (and how they
were determined); and the amount of time estimated (and how that was determine.
Thank you and I await your prompt response.
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Martin E. O'Boyle,
Commerce Group
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Deerfield Beach, Fl. 33442
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TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
April 16, 2019
Martin E. O’Boyle [mail to: meo@commerce-group.com]
Re: GS #2701 (Public records Request # 15-1955\1956\1957 (Our request #'s 1115-117))
As I review certain of the records re quests of the past, I came across these 3, which for reasons
unknown to me, you improperly “bulked” them together. That said, I would like you to
“unbulk” them; and provide me estimates for each, along with an understanding of any
additional costs, e.g.: rates (and how they were determined); and the amount of time estimated
(and how that was determine.
Dear Martin E. O’Boyle [mail to: meo@commerce-group.com]:
These requests date back to 2015, almost four years, and therefore have been administratively
closed. The internal policy for the Town of Gulf Stream is if we do not hear back from you
within 30 days of our estimate to you, we consider the request closed. The Florida Statutes does
not specify an amount of time between requesting a deposit and receiving it. Anything that is not
defined in the Florida Statutes is left up to each individual agency to define in their internal
policies. The onus is on the requestor to properly respond to the requirements set in our agency’s
policy, which is 30 days. We communicate this policy in our correspondence and consider this a
reasonable amount of time for a response before administratively closing the request. Almost
four years is an unreasonable amount of time to hold a request open pending receipt of a deposit
or response.
If you would like to request records, please provide a Facilitation Fee in accordance with the
Settlement Agreement.
Sincerely,
Reneé Rowan Basel
As requested by Rita Taylor
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records