HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 14-1598From: freddy farnsworth [ mailto: frederick .freddy.farnsworth @gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 8:46 PM
To: Bill Thrasher
Subject: Fwd: GS #1029 (record of ag opinion)
Dear Custodian of Records,
Thank you for your response to my recent public record request. Your response is forwarded
herein for your reference.
In your response you partially state: To produce the documents for that you have requested, since
there is no time frame associated with the request, the Town of Gulf Stream estimates the need
for 4 hours of administrative support at $39.23 per hour, and Access Computers estimates the
need for I hour of IT support at $120.00 per hour, the labor cost of the personnel providing the
service, per Fla. Stat. § 119.07(4)(d). If the costs of producing these documents will exceed your
deposit, the Town will provide you with an initial production of responsive records and an
estimate for the production of any additional responsive records. If the costs ofproduction are
less than the deposit, the Town will provide you with the responsive records and a refund. Ifyou
would like to narrow the scope ofyour request, for example, by identifying a particular
document type or date range, the Town may be able to provide these records at a lower cost.
This estimate appears excessive. I respectfully request more information regarding this estimate.
Therefore, pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119.07 of the
Florida Statutes I wish to make a public records request of your agency for the following records:
The most recent pay stub or check receipt for the person providing IT support who is referenced
in your estimate.
If you contend that any of the records I am seeking, or any portion thereof, are exempt from
inspection or disclosure please cite the specific exemption as required by § 119.07(1)(e) of the
Florida Statutes and state in writing and with particularity the basis for your conclusions as
required by § 119.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of §I19.07(c) Florida Statues and your affirmative obligation to (1) promptly
acknowledge receipt of this public records request and (2) make a good faith effort which
"includes making reasonable efforts to determine from other officers or employees within the
agency whether such a record exists and, if so, the location at which the record can be accessed."
I am, therefore, requesting that you notify every individual in possession of records that may be
responsive to this public records request to preserve all such records on an immediate basis.
If any records are readily available, please produce those records first without waiting for all
responsive records to be available. Produce the less readily available records as soon as they are
available.
If the public records being sought are maintained by your agency in an electronic format please
produce the records in the original electronic format in which they were created or received. See
§119.01(2)(f), Florida Statutes.
If you anticipate the production of any of these public records to exceed $1.00 please notify me
in advance of their production with a written estimate of the total cost. Please be sure to itemize
any estimates so as to indicate the total number of pages and/or records, as well as to distinguish
the cost of labor and materials. If any records may be produced for less than $1.00, please
produce those records first while waiting to obtain authorization from me to produce more costly
records. Do not incur any costs that you expect me to pay which are greater than $1.00 until first
obtaining my authorization to do so.
All responses to this public records request should be made in writing to the following email
address:
frederick .freddy.farnswortha,email.com
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From: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher(a)gulf- stream.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 11:32 AM
Subject: GS #1029 (record of ag opinion)
To: " frederick .freddv.farnsworth(oDgmail.com" < frederick .freddv.farnsworth(@,,email.com>
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply
e -mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Florida has a very broad public records
law. Written communications regarding Town of Gulf Stream business are public records
available to the public upon request. Your e-mail communications are therefore subject to public
disclosure. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-
mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this
entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
October 31, 2014
freddy farnsworth [mail to: frederick .freddy.famsworth @gmail.com]
Re: GS #1598 (Fwd: GS #1029 (record of ag opinion))
The most recent pay stub or check receipt for the person providing IT support who is referenced
in your estimate.
Dear freddy farnsworth [mail to: frederick .freddv.famsworth(a),gmail.coml,
This letter is in response to the public records you have requested in your emails received
October 29, 2014. Your original requests can be found at the following link: httv://www2.gulf-
strewn.org/WebLink8/0/doc/27421/PaLzel.ast)x.
Be advised that no such records exist.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk
Custodian of the Records