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Thursday, July 28, 2005

Why hasn't county provided requested records?

R'lene Orr
Kitsap County Public Records Officer

R'lene,

Pursuant to KCC 3.76.120, I am hereby requesting review of the County's failure to produce the following requested records:

1) The first page of each of three fax transmittals dated 9/10/2003, 9/16/2003 and 9/23/2003, relating to confidentiality agreements signed by county officials and staff. We requested these records initially on 6/24/2005, and in a followup on 7/8/2005.

2) Records requested on 6/22/05: a) tape of 4/11/2005 regular commissioners meeting, b) copy of notice of 3/28/2005 and 4/11/2005 hearings on "corrective" ordinance No. 336-2005. We received an estimate that these records would be available by 7/8/2005.
3) Requested records reflected in your letter dated 7/8/2005 (copy below). In my email message forwarded to you on 7/16/2005 (below), I requested that you identify, pursuant to RCW 42.17.320, the specific exemption of the Public Disclosure Act on which you are basing your decision to delay our request until "completion of the investigation into this matter," which you estimated would be complete by tomorrow, 7/29/05. I have not received a response to that request.

After considerable difficulty in obtaining identification of the Washington State Patrol personnel investigating "this matter," I spoke this morning with WSP Detective Dan Presba (phone: 360-405-6642, email: dan.presba@wsp.wa.gov), who indicated that he was assigned to this matter on 7/18/05 and had not received any of the estimated ten information transmittals that I had sent to the Attorney General's office since 7/9/05, and which I understood had been forwarded to persons working on the investigation. I am scheduled to meet with Detective Presba next week to review the situation in full.

I understand that, pursuant to KCC 3.76.120, you will refer this request to the county administrator by the close of business tomorrow.

Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.

Charlie Burrow, KCRP

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