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Kay = Simmons,=20 records supervisor at the Pierce County Law = Enforcement=20 Support Agency, returns a file to its spot in the = agency=92s=20 file room at the County-City Building in Tacoma. LESA, = which=20 handles 911 law enforcement dispatch services, got = 25,772=20 records requests in 2007, but could not provide an = accounting=20 of them.

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Newsvine So=20 you want some local government records. Maybe you=92re = an old=20 hand at this stuff. If so, skip to the =93do=92s and = don=92ts=94=20 section. If you=92re a novice, start here:=20

How do I know which agency to = contact?

What are you looking for? If it=92s a police = report, try the=20 Police Department. If it=92s a list of government = salaries, go=20 to City Hall. If you=92re stumped, try the city clerk = or the=20 administration office and explain what you want.

If I pick the wrong agency, will somebody = tell me,=20 or will they just toss my request?

Usually someone will tell you where you went = wrong.

How much will it cost?

Generally, you can expect to pay 15 cents per page = for=20 paper copies. That=92s the maximum fee allowed under = state law,=20 but it can be higher in some cases =96 certified = copies, for=20 example. Important: This standard doesn=92t apply to = courts,=20 which operate under different laws and fee = structures.

How do I know if they=92re bilking = me?

See previous question. If you=92re being charged = more than 15=20 cents per page, ask why. Note that you have the = ultimate power=20 =96 you don=92t have to buy the records, and they = still have to=20 let you look at them.

Do I need to know exact titles and = individual names=20 to file my request?

No. You can send a request to the =93public records = officer=94=20 or =93custodian of records.=94 You don=92t even have = to say that.=20 You can send a note to the city or the school district = and say=20 you=92re asking for public records, and nothing more. = It helps=20 if you can be more specific, but it=92s not mandatory. =

How long do I have to wait?

Under the state Public Records Act, agencies must = respond=20 to your request within five business days of receiving = it.=20 This doesn=92t mean you=92ll get the records within = five days =96 it=20 means you=92ll get a response within five days. = Sometimes you=20 get the record, if the request is simple. Sometimes = the=20 response will say more time is needed to gather the = records=20 you requested.

Can I appeal a denial?

Yes. You can take the agency to court. If you win, = the=20 agency pays your court costs and attorney fees, plus = fines.=20 DO=20

Go formal. Write a letter or an e-mail asking for = records.=20 Date it, sign it and send it. Many records requests go = unfilled for want of such simple steps. You could ask = with a=20 phone call, but creating a paper trail makes it easier = to=20 track your request.

Be specific. Asking for =93all the = paperwork=94 will earn you a blank stare. If it=92s a = police=20 report, does it have a case number? If it=92s e-mail = or letters,=20 do you have dates, times and names? If so, include = them.

Tell the agency you=92re filing a request = under the=20 state Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). You = don=92t have=20 to, but saying so triggers the legal requirements that = local=20 governments must follow.

Request records, not information. =93Why did you = make this=20 boneheaded decision?=94 is not a records request.

Ask for records in electronic form, if possible. = You=92ll=20 reduce your copying costs. Agencies often (but not = always)=20 provide electronic records for free.

Ask to inspect before you buy. Public agencies are = supposed=20 to make records available for viewing at no cost.

DON=92T

Don=92t berate the record-keeper. This harried = person =96=20 typically a clerk of some sort =96 did not create your = problem.=20 If you think you=92re being denied access to records = for no good=20 reason, the decider is probably a higher authority (in = other=20 words, a lawyer).

Don=92t start spouting conspiracy = theories=20 if records are denied. Chances are = good the=20 denial is your fault: You asked for a record that = doesn=92t=20 exist, or you=92re talking to the wrong agency. Those = were the=20 two most common reasons for denials, based on research = by The=20 News Tribune.=20

A=20 NEWS TRIBUNE SUNSHINE WEEK INVESTIGATION

When it comes to open government, the = system=20 works, but =85

Local governments = generally=20 do well on requests for public records, but there=92s still a wide = range of=20 compliance =96 and noncompliance

SEAN ROBINSON; sean.robinson@thenewstri= bune.com=20

Published: March = 16th, 2008=20 02:33 AM | Updated: March 17th, = 2008 04:47=20 AM

If you=92re a = fan of open=20 government, here=92s the good news: Local governments in the South = Sound=20 responded to more than 33,000 public disclosure requests in 2007 = and=20 supplied records 97 percent of the time =96 typically within two = weeks,=20 according to a News Tribune study.=20

Denials of records were correspondingly rare. Attorney-client = privilege=20 and law enforcement effectiveness were the most common reasons = given for=20 denying public access. Both are lawful exemptions under state law, = and=20 both are hotly debated in open-government circles.

To mark Sunshine Week, a national initiative that encourages = open=20 government and freedom of information, The News Tribune examined = all=20 records requests received in 2007 by 49 local agencies =96 chiefly = cities=20 and school districts in Pierce and South King counties.

The raw numbers look good, but it=92s not so simple. A = selection of=20 lowlights:

=95 The biggest record-keeper in Pierce County, the = Law=20 Enforcement Support Agency, provided general estimates of = performance, but=20 could not say who asked for records or provide an accounting of = denials.=20 The News Tribune believes both are required under state law.

=95 The City of Puyallup took three weeks or longer = on average=20 to answer routine records requests that other agencies typically = answered=20 within a day or two.

=95 A Buckley woman who accused her ex-boyfriend, a = police=20 officer, of domestic violence and obtained a restraining order = against him=20 has sued Pierce County for nondisclosure of records related to her = case.

=95 A Thurston County activist has sued the Port of = Tacoma for=20 nondisclosure of records, arguing that the agency is delaying = disclosure=20 of records related to an expansion project.

=95 Many agencies in the study destroy deleted = e-mails and=20 electronic records within two weeks or a month, possibly violating = state=20 records-retention laws.

While the study suggests high levels of compliance, closer = examination=20 reveals a wide range of record-keeping practices. In some cases, = logs of=20 record requests were so vague that performance was difficult or = impossible=20 to measure.

=93I worry that they=92re sort of self-censoring,=94 said = Michelle=20 Earl-Hubbard, an attorney who has argued public-disclosure cases = before=20 the state Supreme Court, and a former president of the Washington=20 Coalition for Open Government.

=93That truly would not be my experience that 99 percent of the = agencies=20 in your region are giving people records,=94 she said, referring = to the=20 study=92s high compliance rate.

NO LOGS

The region=92s biggest record-keeper is LESA, which provides = 911=20 emergency communications and law enforcement dispatch services for = Tacoma,=20 Pierce County and eight other police agencies; and manages records = for 14=20 police agencies. LESA handles the most common type of records = request:=20 accident and police reports, usually sought for insurance = purposes.

LESA received 25,772 records requests in 2007, typically = supplying=20 documents within five days, according to agency estimates.

The News Tribune asked for records of individual requests. LESA = supplied statistical information, but leaders said that the agency = doesn=92t=20 file requests by name or date =96 instead, they=92re filed with = the original=20 incident report. Requesters can find the records they seek if they = have a=20 name associated with the record, or perhaps an address.

It=92s largely a paper-based system: Records requests are = stapled to the=20 reports. Those reports fill shelf upon shelf at the agency. There = is no=20 separate log =96 no way to track individual requests or = denials.

=93It=92s not on the high-priority list,=94 said Tom Orr, = LESA=92s executive=20 director. =93That requires staff and resources.=94

Orr said the agency is developing an electronic tracking system = that=20 will allow for more precise recording and allow people to request = records=20 online. It=92s been in the testing stage for more than a year, but = it=92s a=20 long way from ready.

=93We want to have that system,=94 Orr said. =93It will be = there in the=20 future. It=92s not there now.=94

When the agency weighs its priorities, leaders choose adding=20 dispatchers before refining record-keeping practices.

While LESA pleads lack of resources, assistant attorney general = Tim=20 Ford, the state=92s open-government ombudsman, sees no basis for=20 sympathy.

=93It=92s a sign that an agency is well-organized and is = conserving their=20 own resources if they maintain an index,=94 he said. =93Their = excuse for not=20 giving you records that they know exist is that they=92re so = disorganized=20 that they don=92t know where they are. There=92s no statutory = exemption that=20 says it=92s too burdensome. They need to go through those reports = and find=20 them.=94

Orr disputed the idea that LESA is required to maintain an = index. He=20 said LESA is doing its best, and he is proud of the agency=92s = ability to=20 handle large volumes of records requests.

=93It=92s not like we haven=92t recognized the need,=94 he = said.

WHAT WE ASK FOR AND WHO WE ARE

When the public asks for records, the concerns are usually = practical,=20 according to the study. The most common type of request: police = reports.=20 They represent eight slices of a nine-slice pie.

We skid into fender-benders. We report break-ins. We call the = cops. We=20 file insurance claims. We line up at government windows. We sue = each=20 other.

The 25,772 requests received by LESA in 2007 dwarf the combined = total=20 of records requests received by the other 48 agencies in the study = =96 a=20 natural outcome, because of LESA wide-ranging duties. (Note to = math geeks:=20 LESA=92s quick response time and low denial rate skew the study = results=20 slightly. The other agencies supplied records roughly 95 percent = of the=20 time. Add the huge pool of LESA numbers, and the rate goes up to = about 97=20 percent.)

Sometimes people handle their own requests, but insurance = companies=20 looking for proof of claims outnumber them, as do attorneys = pursuing legal=20 actions related to traffic accidents.

Jail and prison inmates make up another category. Generally, = they=92re=20 looking for records related to the crimes that put them behind = bars. The=20 Pierce County Sheriff=92s Department received 38 records requests = from=20 inmates in 2007.

Requests from media outlets fill another sliver of the total = request=20 tally. The News Tribune filed more than 200 disclosure requests = with the=20 agencies in the study. Other media =96 television stations and = out-of-town=20 newspapers =96 combined for a few dozen more.

Then there are the activists =96 people who make a habit of = bird-dogging=20 their local governments. Milton resident Steve Tomaso peppered the = small=20 city administration with 48 records requests in 2007. Most were = related to=20 his complaints about excessive glare from new lights at a = neighboring=20 athletic field.

In the City of Lakewood, a pair of activists filed 60 = disclosure=20 requests in 2007 =96 about one-sixth of the 375 received citywide. = Frederic=20 Cornell (28 requests) is a stickler for rules and meeting minutes. = Gregory=20 Hart (32 requests), a self-described environmentalist, has a = long-running=20 feud with city government over land-use issues, park stewardship = and what=20 he says was a wrongful arrest.

Hart=92s requests have a florid tone. He filed a typical = example on Oct.=20 2, 2007:

=93It is my demand and command of you who oversee our city and = are the=20 gate keepers of our city in the capacity of the Directorship seats = and/or=20 Council seats you now hold, that you immediately PRODUCE to me ALL = of our=20 lost tax calculations for our city for each consecutive year from = February=20 28, 1996 to this date,=94 he began, adding several more demands = before=20 signing off.

In response, Lakewood clerks have sometimes asked Hart for=20 clarification, or tried to explain that the records he wants = don=92t exist=20 or are held by other agencies. His response, recorded in e-mails, = tends to=20 be a thundered =93Unacceptable!=94

The most common reason for a denial: civic ignorance. People = seeking=20 public records go to the wrong place.

=93The most common misconception is where to get the records = from,=94 said=20 Yvonne Yaskus, who handles public records requests for the Tacoma = City=20 Clerk=92s office. =93I get a lot of requests for birth = certificates, divorce=20 decrees. Someone says, =91Please help me find so-and-so, I know he = lives in=20 Tacoma.=92 I get probably at least a dozen of those a week.=94

Educated residents who know what they=92re after have a = different=20 misconception, Yaskus added. They think all requests will be = fulfilled=20 within five days =96 but that=92s not the way it works. Local = governments must=20 provide an initial response to a request within five days =96 but = that=20 response can say how long it will take to find the records = requested.

SLOW TO REACT

The City of Puyallup, which received 226 disclosure requests in = 2007,=20 had the slowest average response time among the governments in the = study=20 that received more than 100 requests in 2007.

On average, people got their records within 13 days from the 49 = agencies surveyed. Records from Puyallup show the city took almost = twice=20 as long to respond to people seeking public records. The city=92s = average=20 response time was 24 days.

Puyallup=92s delays ballooned because of slow responses to = routine=20 requests, such as police reports for insurance claims. People = waited 30,=20 60 or 90 days for records other governments typically supply = within a day=20 or two. One individual waited 69 days for the city to provide a = two-page=20 police report. Another had to wait 166 days for 28 pages of police = records.

Lorri Ericson, Puyallup police spokeswoman, said the Police = Department=20 realized in late 2007 that requests for records were taking too = long to=20 fulfill.

=93We were having a really long turnaround time, and it was = stressful on=20 our staff,=94 she said. =93We did realize that we could do a = better job. We=20 have changed our process.=94

The department began a round of records training for staff this = year,=20 Ericson said. Employees now have more discretion to handle routine = records=20 requests quickly, shortening response times.

=93It=92s working a lot better,=94 she said.

RECORDS DENIED

Buckley resident Alexis Alexandria has been battling Pierce = County=20 courts for two years over records related to domestic violence. In = 2004,=20 she obtained a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Kenneth = McDonough, a Bonney Lake police officer. McDonough was = subsequently=20 charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) in Pierce = County=20 District Court. He was acquitted, but the restraining order = remained=20 active.

Following the verdict, Alexandria filed a records request = seeking=20 police reports and field notes. In 2006, Pierce County supplied = some=20 records, but withheld 259 pages, saying the documents were = protected by=20 attorney-client privilege.

Alexandria filed suit in July 2007. In February, a King County = judge=20 accepted Alexandria=92s motion to review the records and determine = whether=20 Pierce County=92s decision to withhold was proper. No decision has = been=20 reached yet.

Alexandria=92s attorney, Scott Johnson, did not respond to a = phone=20 message from The News Tribune seeking comment.

County attorneys argue that Alexandria could obtain the records = from=20 other sources, such as the Pierce County Sheriff=92s Department. = They say=20 they don=92t want to set a precedent that would allow examination = of=20 prosecutor=92s notes, or create the prospect of prosecutors = becoming=20 witnesses in civil cases.

=93If we can get people to go to the source, which can be = Tacoma police=20 or the sheriff=92s office, that takes a load off our office, which = is a=20 pretty stressed office as far as workload is concerned,=94 said = deputy=20 prosecutor Doug Vanscoy, head of the county=92s civil = division.

TWO-WEEK DESTRUCTION CYCLE

Disclosure logs from Pierce County government showed high rates = of=20 compliance with records requests, but also revealed that the = county=92s data=20 storage systems destroy deleted e-mails after 14 days.

Destruction isn=92t mandatory. County and city employees can = preserve=20 e-mails, but if they delete them, the information moves to backup = computer=20 server tapes that are recycled every two weeks.

The practice was bitterly debated during a 2007 lawsuit filed = against=20 the Pierce County Auditor=92s Office by the Building Industry = Association of=20 Washington. The suit revolved around accusations of illegal voter=20 registrations.

The association contended the county wrongly destroyed e-mails = that=20 might have been relevant to the matter. The county prevailed in = the suit,=20 which featured an intricate debate about the relationship between = public=20 records law and records retention law. The builders association is = appealing the ruling.

The retention issue also surfaced in a series of records = requests to=20 the Pierce County Sheriff=92s Department filed by defense attorney = Barbara=20 Corey in 2007. Craig Adams, the sheriff=92s legal adviser, told = Corey it=20 would be difficult to retrieve the e-mails Corey requested.

=93As a general rule, any e-mails which were deleted and sent = to the=20 trash are not recoverable more than 14 days past the date they = were sent=20 to the trash,=94 Adams wrote. =93We cannot recover that which no = longer=20 exists.=94

SUING THE PORT

Olympia activist Arthur West sued the Port of Tacoma for = nondisclosure=20 late last year. He wants to find out as much as he can about the = port=92s=20 plans for the South Sound Logistics Center, a joint venture = between the=20 ports of Tacoma and Olympia that would create a rail-based cargo = facility=20 in Thurston County.

West sued the port within weeks of filing his request, saying = the=20 agency was taking too long to supply the records. The case is in = Pierce=20 County Superior Court.

=93It=92s a delaying tactic,=94 West said. =93They don=92t want = to assert=20 exemptions until they have to. They don=92t want to give out = records until=20 they have to. They=92ve had these public meetings and said that = they=92re=20 transparent, but when you ask for the records they=92re not=20 transparent.=94

In court filings, the port argues that West is getting records, = even if=20 the response isn=92t fast enough to suit him. Officials say = they=92ve given=20 him access to more than 10,000 pages of documents.

Internal e-mails between port staff show that they withheld = public=20 information, sought shortcuts in public process and insulted the = Port of=20 Olympia and activists opposed to the project.

THE AUDITOR=92S TURN

Within weeks, the state auditor=92s office will release the = results of=20 its own public disclosure survey. The agency selected 30 large = local=20 governments around the state, including cities and counties.

The auditor=92s survey differs from The News Tribune study in = some=20 respects. Rather than examining all requests received, the agency = sent=20 ordinary people to each agency to ask for routine records, and = measured=20 the response. Agency leaders expect to release results in = April.

Sean Robinson: 253-597-8486

THE 49 AGENCIES=20

Here are the 49 agencies in Pierce County checked by = The News=20 Tribune:

Law Enforcement Support = Agency
Tacoma-Pierce=20 County Health Department
Port of Tacoma
Metro Parks = Tacoma
Pierce=20 Transit
Tacoma Public Utilities
Tacoma School = District
Franklin=20 Pierce School District
Puyallup School District
Clover Park = School=20 District
Federal Way School District
Peninsula School=20 District
Bethel School District
Sumner School = District
Orting=20 School District
Auburn School District
Fife School = District
White=20 River School District
Steilacoom School District
Dieringer = School=20 District
Enumclaw School District
University Place School=20 District
Clover Park Technical College
Pierce = College
Bates=20 Technical College
University of Washington Tacoma
Tacoma = Community=20 College
Pierce County government
Auburn city = government
Tacoma=20 city government
Lakewood city government
Federal Way city=20 government
University Place city government
Buckley city=20 government
Fircrest city government
Gig Harbor city=20 government
Milton city government
Bonney Lake city=20 government
Edgewood city government
DuPont city=20 government
Eatonville city government
Pacific city=20 government
Steilacoom city government
Enumclaw city=20 government
Algona city government
Orting city = government
Fife=20 city government
Puyallup city government
Sumner city = government

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