HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-2027RECORDS REQUEST (the "Request")
Date of Request: October 23, 2015
Requestor's Request ID#:
REQUESTEE: Custodian of Records Town of Gulf Stream
REQUESTOR: Commerce Grout), Inc.
REQUESTOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION: E -Mail: records@commerce-group.com
Fax: 954-360-0807 or Contact Records Custodian at records(& commerce-group.com:
Phone: 954-360-7713; Address: 1280 West Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
REQUEST: Provide a cony of all ext)ense reports and requests for reimbursements submitted
to the Town of Gulf Stream by or for Chief Garrett Ward for the period beginning 9/1/15
through 10/23/15 which are in the possession of the Town of Gulf Stream.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REQUEST: The term "Town of Gulf Stream" shall
mean each of the following: the Town of Gulf Stream. its Commissioners its Manager, its emplovees its
Police Det)artinent. its Police Officers and its Counsel (including, without limitation, the following law
firms) Sweetayole. Broeker & Varkus: Richman Greer. PA: and Jones. Foster. Johnston & Stubbs.
(including, without limitation, the attorneys, employees and partners of each such law firm.)
THIS REQUEST IS MADE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1, SECTION 24 OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION AND CHAPTER 119,
FLORIDASTATUTES
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 4119.01(2)(F). FLORIDA STATUTES. IF NOT AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THIS
RECORDS REQUEST BE FULFILLED ON I I X 17 PAPER. NOTE: IN ALI, CASES (UNLESS IMPOSSIBLE) THE COPIES
SHOULD BE TWO SIDED AND SHOULD BE BILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH Section 119.07(4) (a) (2)
ALSO PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF §119.07(11(11) OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES THAT "IF A CIVIL ACTION
IS INSTITUTED WITIIIN TIIE 30 -DAY I'ERIOD "10 ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITH RESPECT TO
'THE REQUESTED RECORD, THE CUSTODIAN 01; PUBLIC RECORDS MAY NOT DISPOSE OF THE RECORD EXCEPT BY
011DER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AFTER NOTICE'ro ALL AFFECTED PARTIES."
ALL ELECTRONIC COPIES ARE REQUESTED TO BE SENT BY E-MAIL DELIVERY.
PLEASE PROVIDE THE APPROXIMATE COSTS (IF ANY) TO FULFILL THIS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST IN ADVANCE.
It will be required that the Requestor approve of any costs, asserted by the Agency (as denned in Florida Statute, Chapter 119.01
(Dentitions)), in advance of any costs imposed to the Requestor by the Agency.
"BY FULFILLING THIS RECORDS REQUEST, THE AGENCY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS
ARE "PUBLIC RECORDS" AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES".
I/P/NP/FLRR
07.28.2015
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
November 5, 2015
Commerce Group, Inc. [mail to: records@commerce-group.com]
Re: GS #2027 (1171)
Provide a copy of all expense reports and requests for reimbursements submitted to the Town of
Gulf Stream by or for Chief Garrett Ward for the period beginning 911115 through 10123/15
which are in the possession of the Town of Gulf Stream. The term "Town of Gulf Stream " shall
mean each of the following: the Town of Gut( Stream, its Commissioners, its Manager, its
employees, its Police Department, its Police Officers and its Counsel (including, without
limitation, the following law firms) Sweetapple, Broeker & Markus; Richman Greer, PA; and
Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, (including, without limitation, the attorneys, employees and
partners of each such law firm)
Dear Commerce Group, Inc. [mail to: records(o),commerce-grouo.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records request dated October 23, 2015.
Your original public records request can be found at the following link http://www2.gulf-
stream.org/weblink/O/doc/68844/Pagel.asnx. Please refer to the referenced number above with
any future correspondence.
Sweetapple, Broeker & Varkus; Richman Greer, PA; and Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs are
private entities. While communications and documents are related to the town, commissioners,
staff, representatives, and constitutes, may be public records, not all communications or
documents in the procession of a private entity are public records.
Please be advised that no such records exist.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records