Ask -- in writing -- and you shall receive
Most of the time, a police chief would be the one telling a person seeking public information to "file a records request."
But, in this case, a police chief -- Cottonwood Heights' Robby Russo -- is the one being told to make the request. And the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office is the one telling him to do so.
So what does Russo want? Daily logs of "who's on duty in our city -- and that we're paying for," he says.
The logs contain basic information of how many officers are assigned to Cottonwood Heights and whether they are on patrol around the city or in the office on phone duty, as well as any major incidents.
The problem is the logs include data from all of the precincts the Sheriff's Office oversees, says spokesman Lt. Paul Jaroscak, and that information is protected and requires a written request.
Russo says the only data the Sheriff's Office would hand over without such a request was how many officers were assigned to the city.
"We pay for a certain level of service," Russo says, "and we want to know if that's what we're getting."
By the way, Cottonwood Heights is defecting from the sheriff's umbrella and forming its own police department. The new CHPD takes over Sept. 1.
-- Maria Villasenor
But, in this case, a police chief -- Cottonwood Heights' Robby Russo -- is the one being told to make the request. And the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office is the one telling him to do so.
So what does Russo want? Daily logs of "who's on duty in our city -- and that we're paying for," he says.
The logs contain basic information of how many officers are assigned to Cottonwood Heights and whether they are on patrol around the city or in the office on phone duty, as well as any major incidents.
The problem is the logs include data from all of the precincts the Sheriff's Office oversees, says spokesman Lt. Paul Jaroscak, and that information is protected and requires a written request.
Russo says the only data the Sheriff's Office would hand over without such a request was how many officers were assigned to the city.
"We pay for a certain level of service," Russo says, "and we want to know if that's what we're getting."
By the way, Cottonwood Heights is defecting from the sheriff's umbrella and forming its own police department. The new CHPD takes over Sept. 1.
-- Maria Villasenor
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