MEMORANDUM To: City of Newton, IA101 W. 4th Street S.Newton, IA 50208(641) 792-2787 Subj: IOWA OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – CITY OF NEWTON, IA – #024 Ref: 1. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) 1. Requested Information (a.) Chest cam/dash cam footage for an incident involving […]
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Iowa Open Records Request – City of Newton, IA – #023
MEMORANDUM To: City of Newton, IA101 W. 4th Street S.Newton, IA 50208 Subj: IOWA OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – CITY OF NEWTON, IA – #023 Ref: 1. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) 1. Requested Information (a.) Iowa Incident Report(s) documenting an incident involving Aaron R. […]
When ‘reasonable’ costs for public records become unreasonable
by Randy Evans, Iowa Capital Dispatch January 11, 2023 The Legislature wrote Iowa’s public records law 55 years ago, and one of the tenets of the statute was the belief people deserve to know how state and local governments spend their tax money. Another important concept in the law is that fees for copies of […]
Iowa Open Records Request – City of Newton, IA – #015
MEMORANDUM To: City of Newton, IA101 W. 4th Street S.Newton, IA 50208(641) 792-2787 Subj: IOWA OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – CITY OF NEWTON, IA – #015 Ref: 1. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) 1. Requested Information (a.) The City of Newton, IA is requested to […]
Honor, Courage, and Commitment
MEMORANDUM To: Chief of Police Robert BurdessCity of Newton, IA Police Department(Personal Service) Subj: HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT I want you to think about something. I have already lost the ability to be a Father. Evidence indicates your handling of a civil domestic violence restraining order case had much to do with the reality I […]