We figured up what it would cost for us to do this and sent them a letter saying what it would cost. They cancelled the request. Our info is in QuickBooks, so we would have to run 2 reports and "create a document" with this info, thus the reason to charge. Shelley Williams MLS, Director White Lake Community Library 3900 White Lake Dr. Whitehall, MI 49461-9257 231-894-9531 (ext. 21) http://www.whitelakelibrary.michlibrary.org/ Read Early. Read Often. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Diane Greiner" <croton.twp.lib.director@gmail.com> To: "'CED Donna Clark'" <ceddc@llcoop.org>, <sandra@llcoop.org>, "'Membiela, Clare \(MDE\)'" <MembielaC@michigan.gov> Cc: <llc_directors@llcoop.org>, <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:49:39 -0400 Subject: RE: New FOIA - Public Library of Cedar Springs submitted on 03/16/2017
I just received a postal letter from American Transparency stating the same information as the email below. How have others handled this request?
Diane Greiner, Director
Croton Township Library
8260 S. Croton-Hardy Drive
Newaygo, MI 49337
231-652-1615
<mailto:crodg@llcoop.org> crodg@llcoop.org
From: CED Donna Clark [mailto:ceddc@llcoop.org] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:31 PM To: sandra@llcoop.org Cc: llc_directors@llcoop.org Subject: Fw: New FOIA - Public Library of Cedar Springs submitted on 03/16/2017
Sandra and Lakeland Member Directors:
Any advice? Is this happening to any of you, as well? How should I respond?
Donna Clark, Director at EC
---------- Forwarded Message ----------- From: Michigan <Michigan@openthebooks.com> To: "ceddc@llcoop.org" <ceddc@llcoop.org> Sent: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:57:14 +0000 Subject: New FOIA - Public Library of Cedar Springs submitted on 03/16/2017
03/16/2017
Records Access Officer:
Pursuant to the FOIA, this is a request for a copy of the following records: An electronic copy of any and all employees for years of 2016, (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the employer name, employer zip code, year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. This data should be broken down by employer, employee and year.
The principal purpose of this is to make this information more accessible to the public and to access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. This request is not principally for personal or commercial benefit. Our agency is just exercising the general rights of the public. For these reasons, we are requesting a waiver of fees. If there is a charge for this service, please obtain my approval in writing prior to proceeding with request.
All documents can be e-mailed to michigan@openthebooks.com or mailed in electronic format (preferred format would be .csv or .xls) . If any documents are not provided in the format specified, please provide the state or federal statutes relied upon for that decision. If any record or portion of a record responsive to this request is contained in a record or portion of a record deemed unresponsive to the request, I would like to inspect the entire document. Under the Open Records Act/Freedom of Information Act, all non-exempt portions of any partially-exempt documents must be disclosed. If any records or portions of records are withheld, please state the exemption on which you rely, the basis on which the exemption is invoked, and the name of the individual responsible for the decision.
Thank you for your prompt consideration of my request. If you have any questions, or if I can be of any assistance, please e-mail me at michigan@openthebooks.com
Sincerely,
Paul Nachman
American Transparency
P.O. Box 970999
Boca Raton, FL 33497-0999
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