FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (EXCERPT) 15.231 Short title; public policy. Sec. 1.
Act 442 of 1976(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “freedom of information act”.(2) It is the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities, are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and public employees, consistent with this act. The people shall be informed so that they may fully participate in the democratic process.
Pursuant the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, CPTA and/or affiliate organizations or individuals have submitted the following FOIA requests:
| Submission Date | Request Description | Status | Response(s) | Public Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2024 | Citizen Complaints Closed Mar-Apr 2024 | Submitted | 6/6/2024 Status Request | |
| 5/3/2024 | Board of Police Commissioners Mar-Apr 2024 Meeting Packets | Submitted | 6/6/2024 Status Request | |
| 3/20/2024 | A24-02888 - Citizen Complaints Closed Jan-Feb 2024 | Fee In Dispute | FOIA Response_03.21.2024 Status Request_05.03.2024 Law Department Response_05.03.2024 Fee Invoice_05.03.2024 Fee Waiver Request_05.20.2024 BOPC Draft-Minutes-May-23-2024 Fee Invoice_05.30.2024 Response to Law Department 06.06.2024 Response from BOPC Attorney_06.12.2024 | 5/23/2024 - MS. JONES: Good evening. My name is Yvonne Jones, and I'm a member of the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability. The purpose of my call tonight was to request a FOIA that we had sent requesting the release of the citizens' complaints from the period of January to February 29th, 2024. And we had received communications back from the Law Department informing us that there would be a fee that we, as a community organization, could not pay. We have sent communications to this body requesting that that fee be waived and that those reports be submitted to us. It is apparent from everything that's going on tonight and some of the findings that the citizens' complaints are not being dealt with in a way that they should. They're not being investigated; they're not being reported back to the people. As Michael's mom was up there trying to say, you know, I do agree with Commissioner Burton, that some of the commissioners should have come to her because she came to the oversight body asking for your help and that she should not be put off. And I do see bias, implicit bias, and it is evident by the three events that you all are talking about, how there were no incidents with the police at the Draft, but both of the incidents that involved brown and black people, we have incidents; we need to look at ourselves and this commission, you are on the front lines to help that. But we need transparency. We need transparency of this body. Thank you. |
| 3/20/2024 | A24-02842 - Board of Police Commissioners Jan-Feb 2024 Meeting Packets | Submitted | 6/6/2024 Status Request Law Department Response_7/3/2024 Fee Estimate_7/3/2024 |
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