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| Department : | Monterey County Sheriff - Headquarters |
Overall Grade : B |
Total Score : 80% |
| Address : | 1414 Natividad Road |
| City : | Salinas |
| State : | CA |
| Zip : | 93907 |
| County : | Monterey County |
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| Auditor : | Clarissa Aljentera |
| Media Organization : | Monterey County Herald |
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| ORAL REQUEST |
Oral Request Grade : C- |
Oral Request Score : 60% |
| Time In : 10:24 am |
Time Out : 11:16 am |
Elapsed Time : 0 hour and 52 minutes |
| Agency Personnel Handling the Request : Cmdr. Alan Wheelus |
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| Conditions Requires by Agency : None |
points deducted : 0 |
| Explanation : |
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| “I’d like to see the most recently filed statement of economic interests for your commander or senior officer at this office. I believe it’s called the Form 700. It shows the official’s income, property holdings and investments.” |
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| Form 700 : |
points deducted : -10 |
| Agency is not familiar with this document |
| Name on Form 700 : |
| Response Date : 12/04/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “I’d also like to see the crime information for all burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults, occurring November 1 through November 15, that provide all the details the public has a right to see.” |
| Crime Information : |
points deducted : 0 |
| No such documents exist that are responsive to this request |
| Response Date : 12/04/2006 |
| Fee Charged : |
| Explanation : Not available for dates requested |
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| Calls between Nov. 1-15 for these crimes |
Armed Robbery : |
| Burglary : |
Sexual Assault : |
| Crime information provided included |
| Time and Date of Incident : |
| Time and Date of Report : |
| Victim's Name in Burglary and Robbery : |
| Victim’s Age : |
| Facts Surrounding the Crime : |
| Description of Injuries Resulting from Crime : |
| Description of Property Stolen : |
| Description of Weapons Involved : |
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| “I’d also like to see the arrest information for arrests made in connection to those crimes reported November 1 through November 15.” |
| Arrest Information : |
points deducted : -10 |
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| Response Date : |
| Fee Charged : |
| Explanation : |
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| Arrests resulting from the incidents above |
Armed Robbery : |
| Burglary : |
Sexual Assault : |
| Arrest information provided included |
| Time and Date of Arrest : |
| Arrestee’s Occupation : |
| Arrestee’s Date of Birth : |
| Arrestee’s Sex : |
| Time and Date of Booking : |
| Location Where Being Held : |
| Charges Arrestee is Held On : |
| Time and Manner of Release : |
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| “Most recent record of asset forfeiture fund disbursements. (See Health & Safety Code § 11495(a).)” |
| Asset Forfeiture Funds Disbursement : |
points deducted : 0 |
| Yes, it exists and is available |
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| “Officer salary schedule—the document fixing the salaries assigned to each rank, grade and step for each peace officer position maintained by the department.” |
| Officer Salary Schedule : |
points deducted : 0 |
| Yes, it exists and is available |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “The most recent death in custody report sent to the Department of Justice. (See Government Code § 12525).” |
| Recent Death in Custody Report : |
points deducted : 0 |
| Yes, it exists and is available |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “The complete employment contract of the department’s highest ranking peace officer. (See Government Code Section 6254.8).” |
| Employment Contract of Chief/Sheriff/Commander : |
points deducted : 0 |
| No such documents exist that are responsive to this request |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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“Fees charged for copies of crime reports provided to crime victims or their representatives for insurance or other compensation purposes. I would like to obtain a copy of whatever document states the fee to be charged for records or reports including:
the names and addresses of persons involved in, or witnesses other than confidential informants to, the incident, the description of any property involved, the date, time, and location of the incident, all diagrams, statements of the parties involved in the incident, the statements of all witnesses, other than confidential informants, to the victims of an incident, or an authorized representative thereof, an insurance carrier against which a claim has been or might be made, and any person suffering bodily injury or property damage or loss, as the result of the incident caused by arson, burglary, fire, explosion, larceny, robbery, carjacking, vandalism, vehicle theft, or a crime as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 13960,
as required in Government Code § 6254, subdivision (f).”
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| Crime Victim's Report Fee Policy : |
points deducted : 0 |
| Yes, it exists and is available |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| NOTE: These items were collected, but for research only (not graded): |
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| “Most recent summary of officer discipline statistics (See Penal Code Section 832.7(c ).” |
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| Statistical Data on Officer Discipline : No such documents exist that are responsive to this request |
| Response Date : |
| Explanation : |
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| “Individual Officer Compensation Records
Namely, the document or documents disclosing the total dollar compensation actually paid to each peace officer employed by this department for the first 11 months of 2006, identifying the officer only by rank, unless the number of officers occupying that rank is three or fewer, in which case a number may be assigned, e.g. Officer 1, Officer 2, etc.”
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| Officer Compensation Records : Yes, it exists, but it is confidential and will not be released |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “Officer Workers Compensation Claims
Namely, a copy of all workers compensation claims filed by peace officers employed by this department for the first 11 months of 2006, identifying the officer only by rank, unless the number of officers occupying that rank is three or fewer, in which case a number may be assigned, e.g. Officer 1, Officer 2, etc.” |
| Officer Worker’s Comp Claims : Yes, it exists, but it is confidential and will not be released |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “Officer Second Job Records
Namely, a copy of the most current record or records disclosing the second jobs, if any, held by each peace officer employed by this department, identifying the officer only by rank, unless the number of officers occupying that rank is three or fewer, in which case a number may be assigned, e.g. Officer 1, Officer 2, etc.”
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| Officer Second Job Records : Yes, it exists, but it is confidential and will not be released |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : |
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| “Media Relations/Public Information Policy/Policies
I would like to obtain a copy of any document that states the department’s policies and procedures for dealing with requests for information or other activities of journalists or news organizations. If there is a policy or procedural guideline for dealing with requests for information from non-media citizens, please provide a copy of that as well. Please also provide, whether included in the general policies or not, any orders or directives concerning:
the public disclosure of the names of officers whose use of a weapon or other conduct has led to the death of a person, and the timing of the disclosure;
the public disclosure of the names of minors who are accident or crime victims but are not suspected of committing crimes or otherwise subject to juvenile court jurisdiction.”
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| Media Relations and Public Information Policy : Yes it exists and is partially available |
| Response Date : 12/12/2006 |
| Explanation : No minor policy. No officer-involved shooting policy. |
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| COPY FEES |
| Copy Fees Per Page : $0.12 |
| Fee Charged to Crime Victim’s for a Copy of their Report : $5.00 |
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| AUDITOR’S EXPERIENCE |
| The clerks at the Sheriff's Office were more than willing to assist me. The woman at the front counter took requests for Form 700s, the robbery/assault requests and the arrest requests.
She said that she hadn't heard of the Form 700 and asked another clerk to come forward.
The second clerk hadn't heard of the Form 700 either and would check on the other two requests.
The second clerk then called the Sheriff's secretary to help find the Form 700. The secretary hadn't heard of the form and suggested I wait for the Sheriff to finish his meeting.
The second clerk asked about the other requests and called the jail (which is next door) to get the list of arrestees for the week.
Meanwhile, the clerks repeatedly told me that there was no access to the crimes requested from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15. They repeatedly told me about the online log that only goes back two days.
The online log is not archived.
The second clerk called the jail and discovered there was no way of listing the arrestees for the Nov. 1 to Nov. 15 period.
The clerk's wanted to double check the information and called the PIO who asked if it was a public information request.
The PIO said nothing other than the past two days was available.
The PIO was then handed the list of questions/requests at which time he identified the person handing him the form. He discovered it was a public records request and that it was conducted by the Monterey Herald.
12/12
Letter from the County Counsel for Monterey County
Note: Auditor finds it interesting that all documents were initially denied, and then completely reversed their response later. The Sheriff did admit knowing about the statewide audit. |
