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Apparently SCR 911 has no public commenting policy for SCR 911 staff
Last Sunday I emailed the SCR 911 Board of Directors about SCR 911 Interim General Manager Dennis Kidd making a public personal attack on the integrity and character of private citizen Don Adams on the comments section of a Sentinel online news article — Mr. Adams alleged he had called SCR 911 about Shannon Collin's murderer loitering in the Broadway Street neighborhood where Collins was stabbed to death last May 7th. The Santa Cruz Police Department and SCR 911 deny Adams made such a call.
I asked for restorative justice for Mr. Kidd's unethical, unprofessional public comment. Also I submitted a California Public Records Act request for SCR 911 policy records regarding public comments by SCR 911 staff. Yesterday I received an email from SCR 911 Administrative Supervisor Marsha MillerAyers in which she directed me to the publicly accessible SCR 911 policies and procedures on their official website. I saw no policy nor procedure which applied to Mr. Kidd's public comment.
Now I am requesting that a new SCR 911 policy about staff making public comments, especially on the Internet, be crafted and posted in the policies and procedures on SCR 911's official website.
I asked for restorative justice for Mr. Kidd's unethical, unprofessional public comment. Also I submitted a California Public Records Act request for SCR 911 policy records regarding public comments by SCR 911 staff. Yesterday I received an email from SCR 911 Administrative Supervisor Marsha MillerAyers in which she directed me to the publicly accessible SCR 911 policies and procedures on their official website. I saw no policy nor procedure which applied to Mr. Kidd's public comment.
Now I am requesting that a new SCR 911 policy about staff making public comments, especially on the Internet, be crafted and posted in the policies and procedures on SCR 911's official website.
From: "John E. Colby"
Date: May 23, 2012 10:16:08 AM PDT
To: Jamie Goldstein , Martín Bernal , Carlos Palacios , Susan Mauriello
Cc: Dana McRae , Rahn Garcia , Don Miller , Tom Moore , David Lee , letters [at] gtweekly.com, msc [at] metcruz.com, scimc [at] indymedia.org, Brad Kava , editors [at] cityonahillpress.com, ksconews [at] gmail.com, kusp [at] kusp.org, frsc [at] freakradio.org, Tom Dunlap , Katharine Ball , assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org, contact [at] pacifica.org
Subject: Apparently SCR 911 has no policy about SCR 911 staff making public comments about agency issues
May 23, 2012
Board of Directors
Santa Cruz Regional 9–1–1
495 Upper Park Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Tel: 831.471.1009; 831.471.1018; 831.471.1008
via email to: jgoldstein [at] ci.capitola.ca.us
via email to: mbernal [at] cityofsantacruz.com
via email to: citymanager [at] ci.watsonville.ca.us
via email to: cao001 [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: dana.mcrae [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: csl021 [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: dmiller [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: tmoore [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: davidlee [at] kionrightnow.com
cc: letters [at] gtweekly.com
cc: msc [at] metcruz.com
cc: scimc [at] indymedia.org
cc: brad.kava [at] patch.com
cc: editors [at] cityonahillpress.com
cc: ksconews [at] gmail.com
cc: kusp [at] kusp.org
cc: frsc [at] freakradio.org
cc: tdunlap [at] register-pajaronian.com
cc: kball [at] thecalifornian.com
cc: assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org
cc: contact [at] pacifica.org
re: Apparently SCR 911 has no policy about SCR 911 staff making public comments about agency issues
Dear SCR 911 Board of Directors:
I received the copied email below from SCR 911 Administrative Supervisor Marsha MillerAyers in response to my California Public Records Act request for policy records about SCR 911 staff making public comments, especially on the Internet, about issues pertaining to the agency. Ms. MillerAyers provided me a link to the SCR 911 policies and procedures on their official website (which is accessible to the public).
I found no apparent policies and procedures applicable to SCR 911 Interim General Manager Dennis Kidd's public comment on a Sentinel Internet comments forum in which he attacked the integrity and motives of private citizen Don Adams — Mr. Adams alleged that he had called SCR 911 about Shannon Collin's murderer loitering in the Broadway Street neighborhood where she was stabbed to death last May 7th. Mr. Kidd's comment is again viewable in the PDF attachment at the end of this message of the online Sentinel news article where Mr. Kidd posted about Mr. Adams in the comments section.
Thus as per my prior request, I ask that your board initiate the crafting of a public commenting policy, especially for Internet posts, for SCR 911 staff when they publicly remark on issues pertaining to the agency in which they are effectively acting as representatives of the agency. I believe such a policy would prevent a repeat of Mr. Kidd's regrettable public comment against private citizen Don Adams.
I also ask that this new public commenting policy be added to the SCR 911 policies and procedures already displayed on the official SCR 911 website as described by Ms. MillerAyers below.
Thank you for your effective handling of this request to ensure that in the future SCR 911 staff conduct themselves publicly with the utmost integrity in ways that do not bring controversy and embarrassment upon the agency.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Marsha MillerAyers"
Date: May 22, 2012 5:18:46 PM PDT
To: colby [at] docktorcat.com
Subject: 911 CPRA Request
Dr. Colby,
Regarding your CPRA request, you may find copies of Santa Cruz Regional 911’s policies and procedures on our website:
http://www.scr911.org/
From the menu on the left side, choose “Public Education” then choose “Policies and Procedures.” Unfortunately, due to the format the website is written in, I cannot provide you with a direct link to the menu. Please let me know if you require any further assistance to access the information you are seeking.
Sincerely,
Marsha MillerAyers
Administrative Supervisor/Custodian of Records
Santa Cruz Regional 911
831-471-1003 (office)
Marsha [at] SCR911.org
Under rights granted me by the California Public Records Act (CPRA), I am making a CPRA request pursuant to California Gov't Code Government Code Section 6250 et seq. I ask for all policy guide chapters, handbook sections, code documents, memoranda, personnel policy documents and electronic or non–electronic written communications regarding SCR 911 policies for public comments by SCR 911 employees, supervisors and officials pertaining to issues involving the agency.
If these documents are available in an electronic format such as Portable Document Format (PDF), eXtensible Style Language (XLS), MS Word Document (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF), Hypertext Markup (HTM), plain electronic text (TXT), native email formats — like AOL for Windows, Apple Mail, Claris Emailer, Compuserve, EML, Entourage, Eudora, Maildir, MBOX File, Mulberry, Neoplanet, Outlook, Outlook Express, Outspring, Powertalk, Quickmail Pro, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Yahoo Archive! — then I ask that they be provided to me in one of those forms, preferably in their native form.
I am willing to pay a fee of up to $100 for this request. If you estimate the cost of completing this request will exceed that amount, please contact me first before completing it with a fee estimate. If this request would entail special searches which would incur search fees to me, please contact me first with a fee estimate.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
Begin forwarded message:
From: "John E. Colby"
Date: May 20, 2012 11:04:06 AM PDT
To: Jamie Goldstein , Martín Bernal , Carlos Palacios , Susan Mauriello
Cc: Don Miller , Tom Moore , David Lee , letters [at] gtweekly.com, msc [at] metcruz.com, scimc [at] indymedia.org, Brad Kava , editors [at] cityonahillpress.com, ksconews [at] gmail.com, kusp [at] kusp.org, frsc [at] freakradio.org, Tom Dunlap , Katharine Ball , assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org, contact [at] pacifica.org
Subject: Please handle my requests for restorative justice because Dennis Kidd is SCR 911 Interim General Manager
May 20, 2012
Board of Directors
Santa Cruz Regional 9–1–1
495 Upper Park Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Tel: 831.471.1009; 831.471.1018; 831.471.1008
via email to: jgoldstein [at] ci.capitola.ca.us
via email to: mbernal [at] cityofsantacruz.com
via email to: citymanager [at] ci.watsonville.ca.us
via email to: susan.mauriello [at] co.santa-cruz
cc: dmiller [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: tmoore [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: davidlee [at] kionrightnow.com
cc: letters [at] gtweekly.com
cc: msc [at] metcruz.com
cc: scimc [at] indymedia.org
cc: brad.kava [at] patch.com
cc: editors [at] cityonahillpress.com
cc: ksconews [at] gmail.com
cc: kusp [at] kusp.org
cc: frsc [at] freakradio.org
cc: tdunlap [at] register-pajaronian.com
cc: kball [at] thecalifornian.com
cc: assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org
cc: contact [at] pacifica.org
re: Please handle my requests for restorative justice because Dennis Kidd is SCR 911 interim general manager
Dear SCR 911 Board of Directors:
It just came to my attention that Scotty Douglass no longer works at SCR 911 as the general manager. Instead Dennis Kidd is the interim general manager.
Since I am lodging a complaint and request for restorative justice about the actions of Mr. Kidd, I ask your board to direct the copied email below to the appropriate SCR 911 staff, besides Mr. Kidd, to process. I believe your board is empowered to hear complaints about your interim general manager. Thus I would appreciate if your board would process my requests for restorative justice regarding Mr. Kidd's post on a Sentinel Internet comment forum where he personally attacked the integrity of private citizen Don Adams.
I believe my requests for restorative justice are even more important now that they involve the highest ranking SCR 911 official, making Mr. Kidd's Internet post even more indefensible.
Thank you for your effective handling of these requests for restorative justice involving your interim general manager.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
Date: May 23, 2012 10:16:08 AM PDT
To: Jamie Goldstein , Martín Bernal , Carlos Palacios , Susan Mauriello
Cc: Dana McRae , Rahn Garcia , Don Miller , Tom Moore , David Lee , letters [at] gtweekly.com, msc [at] metcruz.com, scimc [at] indymedia.org, Brad Kava , editors [at] cityonahillpress.com, ksconews [at] gmail.com, kusp [at] kusp.org, frsc [at] freakradio.org, Tom Dunlap , Katharine Ball , assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org, contact [at] pacifica.org
Subject: Apparently SCR 911 has no policy about SCR 911 staff making public comments about agency issues
May 23, 2012
Board of Directors
Santa Cruz Regional 9–1–1
495 Upper Park Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Tel: 831.471.1009; 831.471.1018; 831.471.1008
via email to: jgoldstein [at] ci.capitola.ca.us
via email to: mbernal [at] cityofsantacruz.com
via email to: citymanager [at] ci.watsonville.ca.us
via email to: cao001 [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: dana.mcrae [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: csl021 [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us
cc: dmiller [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: tmoore [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: davidlee [at] kionrightnow.com
cc: letters [at] gtweekly.com
cc: msc [at] metcruz.com
cc: scimc [at] indymedia.org
cc: brad.kava [at] patch.com
cc: editors [at] cityonahillpress.com
cc: ksconews [at] gmail.com
cc: kusp [at] kusp.org
cc: frsc [at] freakradio.org
cc: tdunlap [at] register-pajaronian.com
cc: kball [at] thecalifornian.com
cc: assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org
cc: contact [at] pacifica.org
re: Apparently SCR 911 has no policy about SCR 911 staff making public comments about agency issues
Dear SCR 911 Board of Directors:
I received the copied email below from SCR 911 Administrative Supervisor Marsha MillerAyers in response to my California Public Records Act request for policy records about SCR 911 staff making public comments, especially on the Internet, about issues pertaining to the agency. Ms. MillerAyers provided me a link to the SCR 911 policies and procedures on their official website (which is accessible to the public).
I found no apparent policies and procedures applicable to SCR 911 Interim General Manager Dennis Kidd's public comment on a Sentinel Internet comments forum in which he attacked the integrity and motives of private citizen Don Adams — Mr. Adams alleged that he had called SCR 911 about Shannon Collin's murderer loitering in the Broadway Street neighborhood where she was stabbed to death last May 7th. Mr. Kidd's comment is again viewable in the PDF attachment at the end of this message of the online Sentinel news article where Mr. Kidd posted about Mr. Adams in the comments section.
Thus as per my prior request, I ask that your board initiate the crafting of a public commenting policy, especially for Internet posts, for SCR 911 staff when they publicly remark on issues pertaining to the agency in which they are effectively acting as representatives of the agency. I believe such a policy would prevent a repeat of Mr. Kidd's regrettable public comment against private citizen Don Adams.
I also ask that this new public commenting policy be added to the SCR 911 policies and procedures already displayed on the official SCR 911 website as described by Ms. MillerAyers below.
Thank you for your effective handling of this request to ensure that in the future SCR 911 staff conduct themselves publicly with the utmost integrity in ways that do not bring controversy and embarrassment upon the agency.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Marsha MillerAyers"
Date: May 22, 2012 5:18:46 PM PDT
To: colby [at] docktorcat.com
Subject: 911 CPRA Request
Dr. Colby,
Regarding your CPRA request, you may find copies of Santa Cruz Regional 911’s policies and procedures on our website:
http://www.scr911.org/
From the menu on the left side, choose “Public Education” then choose “Policies and Procedures.” Unfortunately, due to the format the website is written in, I cannot provide you with a direct link to the menu. Please let me know if you require any further assistance to access the information you are seeking.
Sincerely,
Marsha MillerAyers
Administrative Supervisor/Custodian of Records
Santa Cruz Regional 911
831-471-1003 (office)
Marsha [at] SCR911.org
Under rights granted me by the California Public Records Act (CPRA), I am making a CPRA request pursuant to California Gov't Code Government Code Section 6250 et seq. I ask for all policy guide chapters, handbook sections, code documents, memoranda, personnel policy documents and electronic or non–electronic written communications regarding SCR 911 policies for public comments by SCR 911 employees, supervisors and officials pertaining to issues involving the agency.
If these documents are available in an electronic format such as Portable Document Format (PDF), eXtensible Style Language (XLS), MS Word Document (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF), Hypertext Markup (HTM), plain electronic text (TXT), native email formats — like AOL for Windows, Apple Mail, Claris Emailer, Compuserve, EML, Entourage, Eudora, Maildir, MBOX File, Mulberry, Neoplanet, Outlook, Outlook Express, Outspring, Powertalk, Quickmail Pro, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Yahoo Archive! — then I ask that they be provided to me in one of those forms, preferably in their native form.
I am willing to pay a fee of up to $100 for this request. If you estimate the cost of completing this request will exceed that amount, please contact me first before completing it with a fee estimate. If this request would entail special searches which would incur search fees to me, please contact me first with a fee estimate.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
Begin forwarded message:
From: "John E. Colby"
Date: May 20, 2012 11:04:06 AM PDT
To: Jamie Goldstein , Martín Bernal , Carlos Palacios , Susan Mauriello
Cc: Don Miller , Tom Moore , David Lee , letters [at] gtweekly.com, msc [at] metcruz.com, scimc [at] indymedia.org, Brad Kava , editors [at] cityonahillpress.com, ksconews [at] gmail.com, kusp [at] kusp.org, frsc [at] freakradio.org, Tom Dunlap , Katharine Ball , assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org, contact [at] pacifica.org
Subject: Please handle my requests for restorative justice because Dennis Kidd is SCR 911 Interim General Manager
May 20, 2012
Board of Directors
Santa Cruz Regional 9–1–1
495 Upper Park Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Tel: 831.471.1009; 831.471.1018; 831.471.1008
via email to: jgoldstein [at] ci.capitola.ca.us
via email to: mbernal [at] cityofsantacruz.com
via email to: citymanager [at] ci.watsonville.ca.us
via email to: susan.mauriello [at] co.santa-cruz
cc: dmiller [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: tmoore [at] santacruzsentinel.com
cc: davidlee [at] kionrightnow.com
cc: letters [at] gtweekly.com
cc: msc [at] metcruz.com
cc: scimc [at] indymedia.org
cc: brad.kava [at] patch.com
cc: editors [at] cityonahillpress.com
cc: ksconews [at] gmail.com
cc: kusp [at] kusp.org
cc: frsc [at] freakradio.org
cc: tdunlap [at] register-pajaronian.com
cc: kball [at] thecalifornian.com
cc: assignmentdesk [at] kqed.org
cc: contact [at] pacifica.org
re: Please handle my requests for restorative justice because Dennis Kidd is SCR 911 interim general manager
Dear SCR 911 Board of Directors:
It just came to my attention that Scotty Douglass no longer works at SCR 911 as the general manager. Instead Dennis Kidd is the interim general manager.
Since I am lodging a complaint and request for restorative justice about the actions of Mr. Kidd, I ask your board to direct the copied email below to the appropriate SCR 911 staff, besides Mr. Kidd, to process. I believe your board is empowered to hear complaints about your interim general manager. Thus I would appreciate if your board would process my requests for restorative justice regarding Mr. Kidd's post on a Sentinel Internet comment forum where he personally attacked the integrity of private citizen Don Adams.
I believe my requests for restorative justice are even more important now that they involve the highest ranking SCR 911 official, making Mr. Kidd's Internet post even more indefensible.
Thank you for your effective handling of these requests for restorative justice involving your interim general manager.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Colby, Ph.D.
email: colby [at] docktorcat.com
twitter: @jecolbe
For more information:
http://www.scr911.org/
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