[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Response to FOIA Request of 1-1-12 - Peckham ARRAExpenditures
Mary Ann Robinson
brightsmile1953 at comcast.net
Fri Jan 27 23:50:35 UTC 2012
Hello,
Joe, they need to find someone who can sort through documents and decide
what not to send. Interestingly, I may make around the same amount as that
person or perhaps a little less and I have nearly 30 years of post masters
experience in social work. MCB also has a director with a high school
diploma who is making approximately $120,000. Isn't there something
incredibly wrong with this picture?
Folks, we still have a lot of work to do; and we are a long way from
achieving equal pay for equal work.
However, we need to persevere.
As you so often say:
"peace with justice!"
Mary Ann Robinson
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Response to FOIA Request of 1-1-12 - Peckham
ARRAExpenditures
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: joe harcz Comcast
> To: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Response to FOIA Request of 1-1-12 - Peckham ARRA
> Expenditures
>
>
> Dear Carla,
>
> You might send this out to some people working at Peckham I'm certain then
> that Peckham can find some people with disabilities to do this work for
> sub-minimum wages.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
> To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net)
> Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ;
> Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) ;
> White, Elizabeth (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA)
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 4:39 PM
> Subject: Response to FOIA Request of 1-1-12 - Peckham ARRA Expenditures
>
>
> January 27, 2012
>
>
>
> Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
> E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
>
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
> Re: Payments to Peckham Vocational Industries
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
>
>
>
> This letter is in response to your January 1, 2012, email request for
> copies of public records, received January 3, 2012, of which a ten day
> extension was taken to January 25, 2012. Please be informed that the
> Department's Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is processing this
> request under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et
> seq.
>
>
>
> You have requested information as described in your email, a copy of
> which is attached.
>
>
>
> Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the
> possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request.
>
>
>
> Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may
> charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the
> cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search,
> examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from
> nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 6
> hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and
> assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they
> are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive
> records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the
> above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the
> FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular
> instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The
> estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages
> (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable
> of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $130.60.
>
>
>
> Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on
> the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of
> performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234,
> Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith
> deposit of $65.30, which is one-half of the total estimated $130.60,
> including a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See
> the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment
> instructions
>
>
>
> The above estimate is based on an estimated twenty-three (23) payments
> MCB made to Peckham Vocational Industries under Award Number H390A090031.
> These payments made to Peckham Vocational Industries by MCB were coded as
> ARRA monies. The estimated cost to research, examine and redact exempt
> information of the approximately 23 invoices along with the authorizations
> is also detailed in the attached invoice.
>
>
>
> After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process
> of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance
> due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are
> forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption
> of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator
>
> Michigan Commission for the Blind
>
>
>
>
>
> Attachments:
>
> 1. Email of 1/1/2012
>
> 2. FOIA Invoice
>
>
>
> cc: Patrick Cannon
>
> Mel Farmer
>
> Susan Turney
>
> Elsie Duell
>
> Leamon Jones
>
> Elizabeth White
>
> -
> From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>
> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 2:06 PM
>
> To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
>
> Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.;
> Craig
>
> McManus RSA; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Elmer Cerano MPAS
>
> Subject: more arra funding info please
>
>
>
> January 1 2012 Request for Peckham Information
>
>
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
> joeharcz at comcast.net
>
> joeharcz at comcast.net
>
>
>
> Patrick D. Cannon
>
> Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind
>
> (Via E-mail)
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Cannon,
>
>
>
> I'm writing you today to get just a little more detail about this
> expenditure:
>
>
>
>
>
> "PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES - Award Number H390A090031 -
>
> PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
>
>
>
> Table with 2 columns and 7 rows
>
> Award Number
>
> H390A090031
>
> Sub-Award Number
>
> N/A
>
> Vendor DUNS Number
>
> Not reported
>
> Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
>
> 489062102
>
>
>
> Could you simply give me what this was for and when this expenditure was
> made?
>
>
>
> Or can't you supply that type of information?
>
>
>
> Happy New Year.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>
>
> Cc: MCB Commissioners
>
> Cc: NFB MI
>
> Cc: RSA
>
> Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH/ M PAS
>
>
>
> Vendor Name
>
> PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
>
> Product and Service Description
>
> SERVICES FOR MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENTS
>
> Payment Amount
>
> $31,843"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
>
> MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
>
> FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE
>
>
>
>
>
> NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER:
>
> Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
> E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.com
>
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Road
>
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
> REQUEST RECEIVED: January 3, 2012
>
> TYPE OF REQUEST: Email
>
> REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No
>
> EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined
>
> EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: Yes
>
> REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment
>
> ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343
>
>
>
> DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator
>
> (517) 373-0194
>
> Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909
>
> The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with
> requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly
> wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of
> processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per
> page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching
> and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or
> 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required
> before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request
> for:
>
>
>
> "I'm writing you today to get just a little more detail about this
> expenditure: "PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES - Award Number H390A090031 -
> PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
>
> Table with 2 columns and 7 rows
>
> Award Number H390A090031
>
> Sub-Award Number N/A
>
> Vendor DUNS Number
>
> Not reported
>
> Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 - 489062102
>
>
>
> Could you simply give me what this was for and when this expenditure was
> made?
>
> Vendor Name
>
> PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES
>
> Product and Service Description
>
> SERVICES FOR MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENTS
>
> Payment Amount
>
> $31,843"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> INVOICE CALCULATIONS
>
>
>
> LABOR
>
> Locating and Duplicating Cost:
>
> Number of Hours: 4 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 =
> Amount: $100.40
>
> Examining and Extracting Cost:
>
> Number of Hours: 2 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 =
> Amount: $50.20
>
> TOTAL LABOR: $150.60
>
> POSTAGE (estimate): $0
>
> DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0
>
> OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0
>
> SUBTOTAL: $
>
> Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1)
> ($20.00)
>
> INVOICE TOTAL: $130.60
>
>
>
> DEPOSIT* $65.30
>
>
>
> BALANCE TO BE PAID: $65.30
>
>
>
>
>
> Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN
>
> Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
>
> Office Services Mailroom
>
> 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015
>
> Lansing, MI 48909
>
>
>
> RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT
>
>
>
> *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an
> estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may
> vary somewhat from this amount.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Carla Miller Haynes
>
> DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind
>
> 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor
>
> P.O. Box 30652
>
> Lansing, MI 48909
>
> Phone: 517/373-2063
>
> FAX: 517/335-5140
>
>
>
> www.michigan.gov/mcb
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