Requested Information From the City

August 6, 2008
Elisa Breitenback
Independence, Mo.

RE: Information Request

Dear Ms. Breitenback

In response to your letter dated July 29, 2008, requesting information under the Sunshine law, I lave provided the following answers in an attempt to provide information which is subject to the law. Your request contained a series of questions which can be categorized as either within or outside the scope of the law. Additionally some of the potentially covered request will not produce any documents as none exist. Please remember that the Sunshine Law is primarily designed to keep government meetings open and to provide access to public documents as defined by the law. For convenience sake each of your questions has been set out below.

1.) How many police officers do we have on the streets of Independence?
A.) The budget reflects an authorized strength in the patrol division of 88 officers.
2.) How many officers did we have 20 years ago?
A.) Answer not given.
3.) How long will we have to wait for a police chief?
A.) Answer not given.
4.) Why does it so long? Whats the hold up?
A.) Answer not given.
5.) How many police officer do we have in Western Independence? On the four different watches what is the break down?
A.) Answer not given.
6.) Please tell me how many hours they work, how many breaks they get, and how much time they have for there follow-ups, and the average watch, how many calls an officer gets for all of Independence?
A.) Answer not given.
7.) How many police officers work on the quasi gang unit?
A.) Answer not given.
8.) Why don't we have a true gang unit with all the gangs and drug activity we have in the city?
A.) Answer not given.
9.) What makes up the Wolf Pack gang and how long has it existed?
A.) Answer not given.

All Sunshine Laws requests should be addresses to the City Clerk for handling. That would include any of the follow up requested in response to this letter.

Sincerely,
Bruce Lowrey
(City Clerk)

Note: The responses marked as (A. Answer not given.) means that 1.- no answer was stated or the the reply meant that they refuse to answer.