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FOI #22-035 (01-18-22, 4:19 pm) - Subject - Athletics documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
The revenue-and-expenses report completed by the athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the 2021 fiscal year. It is a multi-page document that was due to be filed with the NCAA on Jan. 15, 2022. It contains more than 40 revenue and expense categories, followed by specific breakdowns of each of those categories, by sport and gender. I am requesting the full report, including the detail tables and the entire Statement of Revenues and Expenses that appears at the end of the report. PLEASE NOTE: The NCAA report is different than the equity report that is sent to the U.S. Department of Education for Title IX compliance.
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the NCAA Annual Financial Report provided to the NCAA for the following fiscal years:
1. FY 2020-2021 NCAA Financial Report
FOI #22-033 (01-18-22, 9:58 am) - Subject - Coaches Contracts
Name - Ian Werntz
Affiliation - Willis Towers Watson
Pursuant to applicable state freedom of information laws, the undersigned hereby requests the most recent compensation information for six positions: the Athletic Director, Head Football Coach, Offensive Coordinator (football), Defensive Coordinator (football), Head Women’s Basketball Coach, and Head Men’s Basketball Coach. If one of the above positions is vacant, please disregard the request for that position.
1. Copy of employment agreement and amendments
2. Documentation of current compensation and benefits arrangements, including salary, bonus, retirement, health care and other benefits and perquisites
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut for purchases made from 09/20/21 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address
Pursuant to the Connecticut FOIA I hereby request the following records in the possession of the University of Connecticut:
1. All electronic mail, including attachments, sent or received by *Rachel O’Neill*, in which any recipient or the sender, including bcc: and cc: recipients, was another "representative member" of the Earth Biogenome Project, from 1 September 2021 to the present.
Please note the following:
1. Note that Ms. O'Neill represents the University of Connecticut as an institutional member of the Earth Biogenome Project.
2. A list of the individuals that are "representative members"
referenced in item #1 may be found here:
https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthbiogenome.org%2Finstitutional-members&data=04%7C01%7C%7C011042f728994075300308d9d9fab2e7%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637780493044646409%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=7RtOJRvCNm1I6%2BAcnxrPHu7eLi8MCFzp81woWEN9S3I%3D&reserved=0
3. I request these records in electronic format.
4. These records are requested in the course of research by a nonprofit organization and results will be disseminated, without charge, to the general public.
5. I wish to correspond electronically in this request at this address.
FOI #22-029 (01-17-22, 1:45 pm) - Subject - SK111621 Emergency Light & Fire Extinguisher Testing, Inspection & Repair Services
Name - kevin ladr
Affiliation - Mack Fire Protection
What is the current annual spend for inspections and repairs for the contract resulting from ITB# LM062416 for Emergency Light and Fire Extinguisher Testing, Inspection and Repair Service?
FOI# 22-028 (01-17-22, 1:45 pm) - Subject - Award Information/Contract Document resulting from the Federal Governmental Relations and Related Consulting Services RFP (KA063021)
Name - Jennifer Fabugais
Affiliation - Deltek
Good day! I'm submitting this request to obtain the following award information (if already available) resulting from the Federal Governmental Relations and Related Consulting Services RFP (KA063021).
• Name of awarded vendor
• Contract Number
• Contract value
• Contract start and expiration date
• Copy of executed contract
I request the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System revenue and expense reports for fiscal year 2021. Specifically:
These reports are completed by the athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the fiscal year 2021. This report is a multi-page document that had to be submitted to the NCAA by January 15th. It contains more than 40 revenue and expense categories, followed by specific breakdowns of each of those categories, by sport and gender. I am requesting the full report, including the detail tables, the “Other Reporting Items” list and the “Statement of Revenues and Expenses” that appears at the end of the report. PLEASE NOTE: The NCAA report is different than the equity report that is sent to the U.S. Department of Education for Title IX compliance.
Please notify me in advance if there is a charge for this request. I prefer to receive the records electronically (either as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Microsoft Excel (.xls or .xlsx) or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
FOI #22-026 (01-17-22, 11:24 am) - Subject - Current annual spend for contract
Name - Dana Horrigan
Affiliation - Encore Fire Protection
What is the current annual spend for inspections and repairs for the contract resulting from ITB# LM062416 for Emergency Light and Fire Extinguisher Testing, Inspection and Repair Service?