So, we requested the number of hours first our elected official was at work along with his side kicks! The Sheriff Department request an AG opinion STALL TACTIC from releasing said information again causing the taxpayers for every stall they do. Fast forward reworded the request to just the number of days the Sheriff and his employees were at work to which we were told (SEE THE AG OPINION LETTER TO RELEASE OR SHOULD I SAY TO STALL) that they information does not exist because they only swipe in…… All a dog and pony show so that the public does not know how much time the sheriff IS NOT AT WORK!! A complaint has been filed on McLennan County with the AG’s office that my friends is a two-way street. TRANSPARENCY people that is what keeps them honest. By the way not a word on the request for the Jail Logs…..
This is a very long article, basically, the following is proof of what I am saying
These idiots don’t even want you to know when they actually worked. Not an exact time or place just did you work 10 days or 200? This shit’s just wrong and they know it.
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Mon, Dec 4 at 2:24 PM
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Tuesday November 28th, 2023
I am NOT requesting any specific dates, or specific time, information. I am requesting just the NUMBER of DAYS per week spent at each location listed and for each employee listed for the date ranges listed below.
McLennan County has the ability to obtain and provide this information from the following: Magnetic Swipe logs for, Thomas Parnell McNamara, Chris Eubank, Rebecca Eubank, and Cody Blossman for 901 Washington, Hwy 6 Jail and Jack Harwell Detention Center
Sign In Logs for, Thomas Parnell McNamara, Chris Eubank, Rebecca Eubank, and Cody Blossman for 901 Washington, Hwy 6 Jail and Jack Harwell Detention Center
and any other record-keeping methods of physical presence or time spent at 901 Washington or Hwy 6 Jail and Jack Harwell Detention Center
during each weekly period for the following yearly periods.
January the 1st 2013 until December 31st, 2013
January the 1st 2014 until December 31st, 2014
January the 1st 2015 until December 31st, 2015
January the 1st 2016 until December 31st, 2016
January the 1st 2017 until December 31st, 2017
January the 1st 2018 until December 31st, 2018
January the 1st 2019 until December 31st, 2019, to include the takeover of the Jack Harwell Detention Center in September 2019
January the 1st 2020 until December 31st, 2020
January the 1st 2021 until December 31st, 2021
January the 1st 2022 until December 31st, 2022
January the 1st 2023 until November 28th, 2023
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Bernadette Feazell
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Next Amended
From: Mclennan County Administrator Justin Chapman
Subject: Sheriff’s Office Records Request :: R003460-112823
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RE: Sheriff’s Office Records Request of November 28, 2023, Reference # R003460-112823
Dear Bernadette Feazell, The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office received a public records request from you on November 28, 2023. The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office has reviewed its files and has determined there are no responsive record(s) to your request. If someone swipes into our building to enter, they are not required to swipe out of the building to leave; therefore there is no log showing the number of hours someone was at a certain building. For questions or additional information, please reply to this email. Sincerely, Lisa Foster
Records
November 01, 2023
The Honorable Ken Paxton TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Office of the Attorney General Attn: Open Records Division
P. O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Re: Opinion on Public Information Request (Ch. 552, Government Code)
Dear Mr. Paxton:
On 10-23-2023, the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office received a public information request which seeks information regarding magnetic swipe logs into buildings on a number of McLennan County Sheriff’s Office Employees. A true and correct copy of the request is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. The portion of the request labeled #4 has already been answered with the requestor. It is only the portion that is asking for the magnetic swipe logs that we have an issue with. We have electronic logs of the access cards/codes that are used to access our facilities. No other method of record keeping of physical presence or time spent at specific facilities is maintained by the Sheriff’s Office. However, I believe the responsive information is excepted from disclosure under Gov’t Code § 552.108(b)(1) and Gov’t Code § 552.101 (on the basis of Gov’t Code § 418.181). See below for specific reasons for why I believe the information is excepted from disclosure. Also, I’ve attached a couple of prior ruling letters from the AG’s Office that are similar to our current issue as Exhibit “C”.
The information, if released, would interfere with law enforcement because it reveals the schedule of the Sheriff and other employees of the department by demonstrating a pattern of their comings and goings from the department. If the information were made public, criminals and others could anticipate their arrivals and departures from the department, jeopardizing their and others’ safety.
· I assert that the information is excepted from disclosure under Gov’t Code § 552.108(b)(1).
Additionally, this information is confidential because it identifies technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism. The Sheriff’s Office falls under the definition of critical infrastructure provided in Gov’t Code § 421.001 (“all public or private assets, systems, and functions vital to the security, governance, public health and safety, economy, or morale of the state or the nation”). The responsive information indicates when the Sheriff and other employees enter and exit the Sheriff’s Office facilities. This information could be used as part of a plan to disrupt or cause harm to the individuals, as well as to the facilities and their occupants. The
information is useful to terrorists for identifying vulnerabilities of the building access point and would be useful in strategizing how and when to gain access to the facilities in order to inflict death and injury to persons through the use of explosives or biological agents.
· I assert that the information is confidential under Gov’t Code § 418.181, and thus is excepted from disclosure under Gov’t Code § 552.101
I am informing the Requestor of this request for an opinion by copy of this letter. Enclosed herewith as Exhibit “B” is a representative sample of the requested information for review. The requestor will be provided with the basic information and any other expressly public information not excepted. I respectfully request your opinion on this matter. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this request.
Sincerely,
Lisa Foster
Asst. Records Supervisor McLennan County Sheriff’s Office 901 Washington Ave.
Waco, Texas 76701
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