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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-2051From: Chris O'Hare [mailto:chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:12 PM To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher@gulf-stream.org> Subject: Public Record Request - Special Magistrate applicants Dear Custodian of Records, This email is a singular request for a public record. Please respond to this public record request in a singular manner and do not combine this public record request with any other public record requests when responding. Before making this public record request, I first searched the public records portion of your agency's website hoping I could locate the public record I seek without having to trouble you for it. Unfortunately I can not find the records I wish to examine. I request you provide for my inspection the public record which Is: The public record which Is all request for proposals, request for qualifications, applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to the recent filling of the position of Special Magistrate. The public record which is all applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to any attorneys ( other than attorney Gary Brandenburg) who Inquired about, or where contacted about, or were considered for, the position of Special Magistrate I make this request pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. 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(I)(e) of the Florida Statutes and state in writing and with particularity the basis for your conclusions as required by §I19.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes. Please take note of §119.07(1)(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, ifso, 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 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)(fl. Florida Statutes. Please provide only those records for inspection that do not require extensive use of information technologies or extensive staff time or both in excess of 15 minutes. Please take note of § 119.07(4)(03.(d) Florida Statues and if you anticipate that any records exist, the production for inspection of which will require extensive use of information technologies or extensive staff time or both in excess of 15 minutes then please advise me of the cost you anticipate to be incurred by your agency prior to incurring this cost. Please do not incur any costs on my behalf without fust obtaining my written authorization to proceed. If you anticipate the need to incur any costs that I would be statutorily required to pay in order to inspect these public records which would exceed $1.00 please notify me in advance of your incurring that cost 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. Again, please do not incur any costs on my behalf without fust obtaining my written authorization to proceed. I hereby reserve all rights granted to me under the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes. Please provide for my inspection the requested records within ten (10) days of your receipt of this request. All responses to this public records request should be made in writing to the following email address: chrisohareeulfstream(a..amail.com TOWN OF GULF STREAM PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Delivered via e-mail November 16, 2015 Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com] Re: GS #2051 (Special Magistrate applicants) (1) The public record which is all request for proposals, request for qualifications, applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to the recent felling of the position of Special Magistrate. (2) The public record which is all applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to any attorneys (other than attorney Gary Brandenburg) who inquired about, or where contacted about, or were considered for, the position of Special Magistrate. Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharesulfstreatn gmail.coml, The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records requests dated November 12, 2015. The original public record request can be found at the following link: hhtt ://www2.eulf- stream.orglweblink/0/doc/70307/Pasel.aWxx. Please refer to the referenced number above with any future correspondence. The Town of Gulf Stream is currently working on a large number of incoming public records requests. The Town will use its very best efforts to respond to you in a reasonable amount of time with the appropriate response or an estimated cost to respond. Sincerely, Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records TOWN OF GULF STREAM PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA COMMISSIONERS SCOTT MORGAN, Mayor ROBERT W. GANGER, Vice -Mayor JOAN R. ORTHWEIN THOMAS M. STANLEY DONNAS. WHITE May 23, 2014 Gary Michael Brandenburg, esq. Brandenburg & Associates PA 11891 US Highway 1 Suite 100 North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 2864 Dear Mr. Brandenburg, Telephone (561)276-5116 Fax (561)737-0188 Town Manager WILLIAM H. THRASHER Town Clerk RITA L. TAYLOR The Town of Gulf Stream at its May 9, 2014 voted unanimously to accept your offer to serve as the Town Special Magistrate at a rate of $225 per hour. It will be a pleasure to meet you. On behalf of the Mayor, the Town Commission and the Gulf Stream residents, thank you. Respectfully, 96 * C2 �: L '_ � William H. Thrasher Town Manager 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA 33483 Freda Defosse From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: W Randolph, John C. Wednesday, April Bill Thrasher Special Magistrate SDOC2583.pdf <J Randolph@jonesfoster.com> 16, 2014 2:34 PM Gary Brandenburg I have spoken to Mr. Brandenburg who handles code enforcement and acts as a Special Magistrate for other municipalities. He says he would be happy to serve as the Special Magistrate for the Town of Gulf Stream. His hourly rate is $225.00 per hour. JOHN C. RANDOLPH John C. Randolph Attorney Direct Dial: 561.650.0458 ) Fax: 561.650.5300 1 jrandolph@jonesfoster.com Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. Flagler Center Tower, 505 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1100, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 561-659-3000 1 www.jonesfoster.com U.S. Treasury Regulation Circular 230 requires us to advise you that written communications issued by us are not intended to be and cannot be relied upon to avoid penalties that may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Incoming emails are filtered which may delay receipt. This email is personal to the named recipient(s) and may be privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you received this in error. If so, any review, dissemination, or copying of this email is prohibited. Please immediately notify us by email and delete the original message. ember Search rage 1 or 1 The Florida Bar www Floridabar org Gary Michael Brandenburg Member in Good Standing Eligible to practice in Florida ID Number: -260096 Address: Brandenburg & Associates P A 11891 US Highway 1 Ste 100 North Palm Beach, Florida 334082864 United States Phone: 561.799.1414 E -Mail: Gary@BrandenburgPA.com vCard: County: Palm Beach Circuit: 15 Admitted: 11/16/1978 10 -Year None Discipline History Law School: University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Firm: Brandenburg & Associates, P.A. Firm Size: One Occupation: Private Law Practice The Find a Lawyer directory is provided as a public service. The Florida Bar maintains limited basic information about attorneys licensed to practice in the state (e.g., name, address, year of birth, gender, law schools attended, admission year). 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(Rev/sed: 03-09-20141 © 2014 The Florida Bar I Disclaimer I Top of page I Get Adobe Acrobat v �i-Fr.��++m m. -fin+ti r)n�ns• nr.e/nmm�a '01710/A A'7R AIVO 1 1RRA SFI RS A/1 Al'?01 7. From: Chris O'Hare<chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 11:21 AM To: Bill Thrasher Subject: Fwd: GS #2051 (Special Magistrate applicants) Attachments: GS #2051 (Special Magistrate applicants).pdf Dear Custodian of Records, Thank you for your response to this record request (forwarded herein). From your response I note the following: No effort was made to solicit competitive proposals from other counsel for the job of Special Magistrate. Gary Brandenburg is known well by Town Attorney Randolph. No determination was made by Town Staff or the Town Commission whether or not Gary Brandenburg is the most qualified or least expensive attorney available for the job of Special Magistrate. Your production of responsive records is incomplete. Please provide for my inspection all records responsive to this request. chrisohareeul fstreamna,emai I.com On Mon, Dee 21, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Bill Thrasher <bthrasherogulf-stream.org> wrote: 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 December 21, 2015 Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com] Re: GS #2051 (Special Magistrate applicants) (1) The public record which is all request far proposals, request for qualifications, applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to the recent filling of the position of Special Magistrate. (2) The public record which is all applications, correspondence, notes and similar records related to any attorneys (other than attorney Gary Brandenburg) who inquired about, or where contacted about, or were considered for, the position of Special Magistrate. Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisohareeulfstream(anemail.coml, The Town of Gulf Stream received your public records request on November 12, 2015. You should be able to view your request at the following link httv://www2.gulf- stream.org/weblink/O/doc/70307/Pagel.aWx. In future correspondence, please refer to this public records request by the above referenced numbers. For part 1 of your request, the responsive documents can be found at the same above link and at htto://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/O/doc/10174/Pagel.awx. For part2 of your request, no such records exist. We consider this closed. Sincerely, Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records