[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Response to FOIA Request Dated 6-18-12 - Peckham Exp. FY10
joe harcz Comcast
joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Jun 27 18:01:48 UTC 2012
----- Original Message -----
From: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net)
Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) ; White, Elizabeth (LARA)
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:28 AM
Subject: Response to FOIA Request Dated 6-18-12 - Peckham Exp. FY10
June 27, 2012
Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458
Re: Peckham FY 2010 Michigan Commission for the Blind Expenditures
Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
This letter is in response to your June 18, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on June 19, 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 below. You have previously requested this information in an email dated January 8, 2012, of which a response was sent to you on January 17, 2012, granting your request and invoicing you for the cost of that FOIA (see attached). As of this date, we have not received payment for this.
Since that time and due to information produced for the MCB Commission Board, documents have been generated that are relative to your request of 6-18-12. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request.
Attached are two documents: 1) Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN - the State of Michigan's accounting system) screens of payments for FY2010, and 2) an Excel document compiled for the MCB Commission Board Meeting of June 15, 2012, that contains a total dollar amount of payments to Peckham Vocational Industries for several fiscal years plus expenditures of FY 2012 through May 1, 2012.
The first document contains a redaction and is indicated on the document as XXXXXXXXX and was redacted because the information contained exempt information.
Expenditures on the attached documents were coded as Rehabilitation Case Services and Supported Employment under the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division. In order to determine exactly what each expenditure was for, a search will have to be undertaken for the individual expenditures (approximately 50 transactions) to determine what office and/or staff person authorized the expense along with securing a copy of the authorization and the invoice, then each of these documents will have to be reviewed and redactions made as they contain exempt information.
In order for us to proceed with the searching, review and redacting, we require a deposit of $90.40 (see invoice attached). Once we receive this deposit, we will proceed with the search, review and redacting.
Sincerely,
Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Attachments:
1. Email of 6/18/12
2. FOIA Response of January 17, 2012
3. MAIN Screen Prints
4. Excel Document
5. Invoice
cc: Patrick Cannon
Mel Farmer
Susan Turney
Elsie Duell
Leamon Jones
Elizabeth White
From: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:26 PM
To: Farmer, Mel (LARA); Haynes, Carla (LARA)
Cc: Luzenski, Sue (LARA)
Subject: PJH FOIA FW: [nfbmi-talk] never fully responde to to date ada violations
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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:10 PM
To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
Cc: Luzenski, Sue (LARA); Zimmer, Mike (LARA)
Subject: Fw: [nfbmi-talk] never fully responde to to date ada
violations
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From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "MARK CODY" <MCODY at mpas.org>
Cc: "lydia Schuck MCB Comm." <laschuck at juno.com>; "Craig McManus
RSA"
<Craig.McManus at ed.gov>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Elmer Cerano
MPAS"
<ECERANO at mpas.org>; "John Scott MCB Comm."
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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:03 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] never fully responde to to date ada
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ADA Request Transparency Peckham FY 2010 Expenditures
January 8, 2012
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458
To:
Patrick D. Cannon
Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind
(Via E-mail)
Dear Director Cannon,
I am writing today to ask for some more detail on the following expenditures from the MI Transparency web site:
"Payments to PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC by LICENSING AND
REGULATORY
AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2010
Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor
by this category.
Table with 3 columns and 3 rows
Agency Name
Category Description
Payment Totals
LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Payments to School Districts Local Units and Others
$3,162.12
LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
$595,334.11"
Precisely I wish to have the MCB component of these expenditures
broken down. I wwant to know who, what, when, where, why and how these
funds were for.
In other words what fee for services, assessments, etc. did the
MCB share go to?
It should not be difficult for you to do this since you already
clearly spent the money.
In addition I wish to inquire about how these services were
delivered accessibly to people who are blind using them and what
assurances MCB made in its dealings with Peckham to ensure Americans with
Disabilities Act, Section 504 and for that matter Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act compliance for all of its programs and services that MCB paid for with its funds.
I expect that you know by now I request this information as
either a Word document and/or plain text enclosure sent to my e-mail address listed above as I am blind and invoke the ADA and 504 in these regards. In addition I wish for a hard copy spread sheet in contracted (Grade Two) Braille sent in a timely manner to my mailing address listed above.
A failure to respond to this request in a timely manner let
alone a failure to remit it is indeed a violation of my civil rights pursuant to obligations of MCB and yourself, Mr. Cannon.
Sincerely,
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
Cc: MCB Commissioners
Cc: Arwood, Steve, LARA
Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS
Cc: RSA
Cc: NFB MI
Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq.
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January 17, 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 Inc by LARA for FY 2010
Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
This letter is in response to your January 8, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 40 payments MCB made to Peckham Vocational Industries Inc. for fiscal year 2010. All payments made to Peckham Vocational Industries by MCB were coded as case services under regular funding and ARRA funding. The estimated cost to produce copies of the approximately 40 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 1/8/2012 received 1/9/2012
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 08, 2012 2:18 PM
To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; Richard
Bernstein Esq; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Arwood, Steve (LARA); nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Craig
McManus RSA
Subject: request peckham fy 2010 info
ADA Request Transparency Peckham FY 2010 Expenditures
January 8, 2012
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458
To:
Patrick D. Cannon
Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind
(Via E-mail)
Dear Director Cannon,
I am writing today to ask for some more detail on the following expenditures from the MI Transparency web site:
"Payments to PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2010
Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category.
Table with 3 columns and 3 rows
Agency Name
Category Description
Payment Totals
LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Payments to School Districts Local Units and Others
$3,162.12
LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Contractual Services Supplies and Materials
$595,334.11"
Precisely I wish to have the MCB component of these expenditures broken down. I want to know who, what, when, where, why and how these funds were for.
In other words what fee for services, assessments, etc. did the MCB share go to?
It should not be difficult for you to do this since you already clearly spent the money.
In addition I wish to inquire about how these services were delivered accessibly to people who are blind using them and what assurances MCB made in its dealings with Peckham to ensure Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 and for that matter Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act compliance for all of its programs and services that MCB paid for with its funds.
I expect that you know by now I request this information as either a Word document and/or plain text enclosure sent to my e-mail address listed above as I am blind and invoke the ADA and 504 in these regards. In addition I wish for a hard copy spread sheet in contracted (Grade Two) Braille sent in a timely manner to my mailing address listed above.
A failure to respond to this request in a timely manner let alone a failure to remit it is indeed a violation of my civil rights pursuant to obligations of MCB and yourself, Mr. Cannon.
Sincerely,
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
Cc: MCB Commissioners
Cc: Arwood, Steve, LARA
Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS
Cc: RSA
Cc: NFB MI
Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq.
S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 05/01/2012 05:05 PM
LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ502115 001 snv25582 222 MD 242346252 081310 081110
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 209.79
VZ502094 001 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 750.00
VZ502094 002 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 750.00
VZ502094 003 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ502094 003 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ502094 004 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
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S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 05/01/2012 05:06
LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PR
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ502094 004 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ502094 005 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ502094 005 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ502094 006 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ502094 006 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ502094 007 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
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S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 05/01/2012 05:06 PM
LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ502094 007 snv25412 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ502094 008 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ502094 008 snv25411 222 MD 242227272 073010 072810
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501977 001 snv24965 222 MD 241484529 041610 041410
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 444.66
VZ501977 001 snv24965 222 MD 241484529 041610 041410
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 120.34
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LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ501938 007 snv24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 750.00
VZ501938 008 snv24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 750.00
VZ501938 001 SNV24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ501938 001 SNV24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501938 002 SNV24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
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LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ501938 002 SNV24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501938 003 snv24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ501938 003 snv24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501938 004 snv24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ501938 004 snv24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501938 005 snv24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
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LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD
ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ501938 005 snv24834 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501938 006 snv24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 590.25
VZ501938 006 snv24833 222 MD 241124673 030310 030110
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 159.75
VZ501776 004 SNV24274 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 0715 36500 11373 09 6125 0710 5000.00
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ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ501776 005 SNV24274 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 0715 36500 11373 09 6125 0710 5000.00
VZ501776 006 SNV24274 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 180.00
VZ501776 007 SNV24274 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 0715 36500 11373 10 6125 0710 180.00
VZ501776 001 SNV24272 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 0715 36500 11369 09 6125 0710 4076.66
VZ501776 001 SNV24272 222 MD 240345727 112309 111609
0110 7001 36500 11369 09 6125 0710 1103.34
VZ501776 002 SNV24270 222 MD 240345727 112309 111809
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 4076.66
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ACTIVE
VEND NO/MC: XXXXXXXXXX AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: VZ INV#:
VEND NAME: PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100109 TO 093010
CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT
AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R
VZ501776 002 SNV24270 222 MD 240345727 112309 111809
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 1103.34
VZ501776 003 SNV24271 222 MD 240345727 112309 111809
0110 0715 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 4076.66
VZ501776 003 SNV24271 222 MD 240345727 112309 111809
0110 7001 36500 11369 10 6125 0710 1103.34
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Appn/Desc
AY
FY
Exp GAAP
Vendor Name
11210 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
2011
2011
$ 5,956.25
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
11210 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
2010
2011
$ 112.50
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
$ 6,068.75
11211 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (ARRA)
2009
2011
$ 31,843.30
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
$ 37,912.05
11210 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
2012
2012
$ 13,166.75
PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC
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: June 18, 2012
TYPE OF REQUEST: Email
REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No
EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: Yes and To be determined
EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No
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 am writing today to ask for some more detail on the following expenditures from the MI Transparency web site: "Payments to PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC by LICENSING AND REGULATORY
AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2010."
INVOICE CALCULATIONS
LABOR
Locating and Duplicating Cost:
Number of Hours: 5 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $125.50
Examining and Extracting Cost:
Number of Hours: 3 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30
TOTAL LABOR: $200.80
POSTAGE (estimate): $0
DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0
OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0
SUBTOTAL: $200.80
Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00)
INVOICE TOTAL: $180.80
DEPOSIT* $90.40
BALANCE TO BE PAID: $90.40
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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