HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 16-2268From: Chris O'Hare [mailto:chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.comj
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 3:58 PM
To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher@gulf-stream.org>; Rita Taylor<RTaylor@gulf-stream.org>;
jrandolph@jonesfoster.com; JOConnor@jonesfoster.com
Subject: Request to Inspect Public Records - town attorney billing for CE 15-1
Dear Custodian of Records,
I request to inspect certain public records for the purpose of informing myself of the historic and current
workings of the Town of Gulf Stream and its associated entities, vendors, consultants, advisers, contractors
and agents. The records I wish to inspect may be material to current, anticipated or presently unforeseen legal
action. In addition, inspection of these records is essential to my ability to make informed comments in an
upcoming public hearing. The production of any and all responsive records is therefore urgent and must be
acted upon in compliance with Florida Statutes and established case law as soon as possible.
Before making this public record request, I first searched online and in the public records portion of your
agency's website hoping I could locate the public records I seek without having to write you directly.
Unfortunately I cannot find the records I request to inspect. While the Town publishes the bills for legal services
charged by Gary Brandenburg, the Town DOES NOT PUBLISH the bills for legal services charged by other
attorneys such as Jones Foster Johnston &Stubbs P.A., Jerry Richman or Robert Sweetapple. I can't find
any of these bills anyway. Therefore I am writing you to request you make every effort as required by law to
produce these public records without delay. I believe the records I seek to inspect may be in your custody
AND/OR in the custody of Jones Foster Johnston &Stubbs P.A. purportedly under contract with your agency
as the Town Attorney. As a courtesy to you and your contractor and to assist in expediting my access to
records responsive to this request I am notifying Jones Foster Johnston &Stubbs P.A. of this request by
copy of this email. Do not assume my act of copying the contractor with this request relieves you of any of your
duties under Florida Statute. I ask that you contact those Jones Foster Johnston &Stubbs
P.A.yourself, inform them of their obligations under Florida Statute and produce any responsive records in their
custody as soon as possible.
I make this request pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119 of the Florida
Statutes. I hereby reserve all rights granted to me under the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes.
I ask that you take the following action:
• Read this entire request carefully and respond accordingly.
• If you are not the custodian of the public records described herein please determine who that person is
and notify me immediately in order that I may make this request to the appropriate person without
delay.
• Reference Florida Statutes and appropriate case law when responding to this record request.
• Do NOT produce any records other than records responsive to this request.
• Identify by name the person or persons responding to this request.
• Respond to this public record request in a singular manner and do not combine this request with any
other public record requests when responding to this request.
• Once you have determined that you do or don't have any records in your custody responsive to this
request, immediately act to obtain any responsive records that may be in the custody of
your contractor(s).
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