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Call-for-service history of calls originating from John Dempsey Hospital located at Hospital Way, Farmington, between November 26, 2017 and November 26, 2020.
FOI #21-116 (03-27-21, 2:08 am) - Subject - Philip Austin W-2s for 2012, 2013
Name - Dan Bauman
Affiliation - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Fee benefit requested
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the your state’s open records law, I hereby request the following records:
1. I request copies of completed W-2s for the following employees in the following calendar/tax years. Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (system office) was able to provide a set of W-2s for select employees of that organization. A representative of the system office said UConn would hold the two W-2s of interest to this request.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20530772/combined-cscu-w2s.pdf
— Philip Austin, 2012
— Philip Austin, 2013
* If there will be a cost for processing this request greater than $10, please contact me in advance. I would like an itemized list of the request costs, including the number of hours expected to produce the file and the hourly rate of the employee who would be doing the work.
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public record:
The current Head Football Coach contract between Randy Edsall and the University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
Please note: If the coach did not sign a contract – but is instead working from an offer letter and/or memorandum of understanding – those documents will suffice in fulfillment of this request.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please invoice me for the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the head football coach contract as well as the buyout language and value within. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes, as I am using it for a school project.
I request a timely response to this request. If you expect a significant delay in responding to or in fulfilling this request, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
James Moore & Co. P.L. would like to submit a public records/FOIA request to obtain a copy of the university’s contract with their current CPA to perform NCAA Agreed-Upon Procedures services for the athletic department. The contract for this engagement could be included in the university’s audit services contract with their current CPA firm.
FOI #21-111 (03-24-21, 12:31 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent to or from President Thomas Katsouleas or AD David Benedict (although not exclusively emails between these two individuals) starting March 18 and ending March 23, 2021 that include "Emmert." You can ignore any industry newsletters, such as D1.ticker or Apple News. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #21-109 (03-23-21, 12:29 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent to or from President Thomas Katsouleas starting March 18 and ending March 23, 2021 that include any of "women's tournament," "women's NCAA tournament," or "women's basketball tournament." Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #21-108 (03-23-21, 9:50 am) - Subject - LMO71320- main campus landscaping services
Name - Dylan Symonette
Affiliation - Greenway Property Services Inc.
Please provide bid results from all companies that bid on the Main campus landscape maintenance #LM071320, as well as the awarded contract amount.
Also please provide the evaluation score sheets of the final three contractors that made presentations and submitted pricing. Thank you.