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Goal 1: Continue Responsible Fiduciary Emphasis for the Organization and Council
Objective 2: 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
1.2.2 Agency Requests agency requests
Summary:

The Records Services Unit serves as the repository Number of Open Record Requests
for the official records that document the activity of
the Police Department. The Texas Public 1,800
Information Act is a state law that gives any person 1,600
the right to submit a written request asking for any
1,400
document related to official city business. The
department handles both ORR (Open Record 1,200
Requests) from the public and IRR (Inter‐Agency 1,000
Record Requests) from other law enforcement
agencies or segments of the criminal justice 800
system. The department must provide a response 600
within 10 business days regarding the status of a 400
request, including if it was submitted to the Attorney
General to rule whether or not the material is 200
exempt from disclosure. The department continues ‐
to look for ways to expedite information for citizens 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
when possible, in an attempt to provide information
publicly without waiting for a specific request. FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Update:

Requests for both police open records (ORR) and
interagency records (IRR) dropped about five
percent in the last quarter of FY 2021. Number of Interagency Record Requests
 ORRs went from 1,499 in the third quarter
to 1,417 in the fourth quarter (‐5.4%) 1,650
 IRRs fell from 1,427 to 1,355 (‐5%) to close 1,550
out the year. 1,450
1,350
LexisNexis and Metro Reporting led the number of
1,250
ORRs with 304 (22.4% of the total requests). The
remaining requests are from various types of 1,150
requestors including law firms and insurance 1,050
agencies. 950

As expected, the Department of Family Protective 850
Services (DFPS) led the number of IRRs with 378 750
(26.7% of the total requests). Others at the top of 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
the list in the fourth quarter were Dallas City Hall, FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
Tarrant County and FBI. All of these combined
accounted for 55.8% of all interagency requests.

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