[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA FW: ada etc rrequest for mcb fy third quarter report and other financials

Fri Aug 5 16:08:16 UTC 2011

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From: Farmer, Mel (LARA) 
To: 'joe harcz Comcast' 
Cc: Haynes, Carla (DELEG) ; Cannon, Patrick (DELEG) ; Arwood, Steve (LARA) ; Brown, Melanie (LARA) 
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:02 AM
Subject: FW: FOIA FW: ada etc rrequest for mcb fy third quarter report and other financials

This notice is in response to your request for copies of public records under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., as described in your July 8, 2011 email (attached).

Pursuant to MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(c) of the FOIA, your request is partially granted and partially denied.

As regards the granted portion of your request, after a search for records, to the best of the Department's knowledge, information, and belief, attached are electronic copies of records in the Department's possession responsive to your request.

As regards the denied portion of your request, pursuant to MCL 15.243, Sections 13(1)(a),13(1)(d), and 13(1)(w) of the FOIA, the Department redacted personal information 

that if disclosed, clearly constitutes an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy; and exempted from disclosure, e.g. social security numbers, by statute.

Per MCL 15.240 of the FOIA, you may submit a written appeal regarding the denial of any portion of your FOIA request to Steven H. Hilfinger, Director, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, ATTENTION: Mike Zimmer, Chief Deputy Director, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing, MI 48909. Your appeal must include the word "appeal" and must identify the reason(s) for reversal of the denial(s). You may also seek judicial review in circuit court within 180 days after the Department's final determination. If you prevail in court action, the court may award reasonable attorney fees, costs, and disbursements. If the court finds the Department's action(s) to be arbitrary and capricious, the court shall award, in addition to any actual or compensatory damages, award punitive damages in the amount of $500.00.

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From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 3:37 PM
To: Cannon, Patrick (DELEG)
Cc: Arwood, Steve (LARA); Jo Anne Pilarski MCB, Chair; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; Larry Posont MCB Comm.; Joe Sibley MCBVI Pres.; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Robin Jones; Duell, Elsie (DELEG)
Subject: ada etc rrequest for mcb fy third quarter report and other financials

July 8, 2011 ADA Rehab Act Request for Third Quarter MCB Financial Report

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

joeharcz at comcast.net

810-516-5262

Patrick D. Cannon

Director, MCB/LARA

Michigan Commission for the Blind

Via E-mail

Dear Mr. Cannon,

I'm writing today to request in accessible format the MCB Operating Budget through the Third Quarter of this current fiscal year as you and the agency have promised in public records to commissioners, and thus to members of the public too.I mean don't forget we citizens of this state and country please including those of us with disabilities. I'm also requesting that MCB in the spirit of Governor Snyder's "dashboard" principle of transparency post this uniformly, affirmatively and in a timely and accessible manner to its own web site.

Regardless, I'm requesting same as a Word attachment to my e-mail address listed above.

The people of this state including me have the right to know how MCB's money is spent.

Oh, and a further thought here: I'd like to see a complete line item break down of precisely how much MCB has expended to date this fiscal year on legal  expenses including but not limited to the settlements of the Robin Hill v. Michigan Commission for the Blind case; the Dave Robinson settlement; and the Christine Boone case.

In other words how much is MCB losing in state and federal funds relative to these cases including any expenditure to the Michigan Attorney General for defending these cases and others in the first place?

I thank you in advance for your prompt and compliant  response to this inquiry.

Sincerely,

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

Cc: MCB Commissioners

Cc: Steve Arwood, LARA Deputy Director

Cc: NFB MI

Cc: MCBVI

Cc: several list serves and media outlets

Cc: MPAS 

Cc: "Great Lakes TAC"

Cc: Elsie Duell, MCB "Financial"

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