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Financial/Economic Development

Goal 3: Improve Operational Efficiency
Objective 1: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Open Records  Number of Open Records Requests Neighborhood Services (Police)
FED Requests/Intergovernmental  Number of Intergovernmental
3.1.2 Agency Requests agency requests
Summary:

Number of Open Records Requests
The Records Services Unit serves as the repository for
the official records that document the activity of the
Police Department. The Texas Public Information Act 1,450
is a state law that gives any person the right to 1,350
submit a written request asking for any document 1,250
related to official city business. The department
1,150
handles both ORR (Open Record Requests) from the
public and IRR (Inter‐Agency Record Requests) from 1,050
other law enforcement agencies or segments of the 950
criminal justice system. The department must
850
provide a response within 10 business days regarding
the status of a request, including if it was submitted 750
to the Attorney General to rule whether or not the 650
material is exempt from disclosure. The department 550
continues to look for ways to expedite information
450
for citizens when possible, in an attempt to provide
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
information publicly without waiting for a specific
request. FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
FY 2017 FY 2018
Update:
Fourth quarter results for FY 2018 are positive for
both Open Records Requests (ORR) and Interagency
Requests (IRR). Number of Inter‐Agency Record Requests

When compared to the previous quarter, ORRs 1,600
increased by 6.6% from 1,159 to 1,236. IRRs also saw
1,500
a jump of 8.5% from 1,202 to 1,304 in the fourth
quarter. 1,400

1,300
Looking back, ORRs have continually trended
downward since FY 2017 until the third quarter of 1,200
this year. However, even with increases in the last 1,100
two quarters, Open Records Requests still were down
overall in FY 2018 by 13.2% from FY 2017. 1,000

900
IRRs remain flat with less than 1% change in FY 2018
versus FY 2017. 800
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

FY 2017 FY 2018

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