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City of the Village of Clarkston
No records Our request of Oct 14, 2026 asked for every agreement with a license plate reader vendor in effect at any point, and every payment to such a vendor, since Jan 1, 2020. The agency answered it on Oct 15, 2026 (the day the request counted as received, no extension): no responsive records, by the agency's statement, at no charge.
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Requests and responses
| Request | CLKS-2026-10-14-L · text as sent |
|---|---|
| Sent | 2026-10-14; counted as received 2026-10-15 |
| Response due | 2026-10-22 |
| Answered | 2026-10-15, the day the request counted as received |
| Agency's determination | No responsive records, by the agency's statement |
| Fee | None charged |
| Fee waiver | No fee charged |
| Paid | $0.00 |
| Where it stands | No records, by the agency's statement. Our file is closed (no_records in the codebook) |
What we sent
Our requests, as filed, with contact details omitted. Where a request was filed through a NextRequest portal, its number links to its page there. Some portals show that page only to the requester and the agency.
| Document | Request | Sent | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our request CLKS-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed | CLKS-2026-10-14-L | 2026-10-14 | 2 |
| Our reply to the City Clerk, October 15, 2026, 10:00 am: the request covers any license plate reader vendor, Flock among them; if the City has none, asks for the certificate MCL 15.235(5)(b) describes | CLKS-2026-10-14-L | 2026-10-15 | 1 |
| Our reply to the City Clerk, October 16, 2026, 4:43 pm: thanks for confirming | CLKS-2026-10-14-L | 2026-10-16 | 1 |
What the agency sent
The agency's letters, notices and forms on these requests that we have saved. Each file lists the request it belongs to, the date received, and the first 16 characters of its SHA-256 hash; the full hash is on the Documents page.
| Document | Request | Received | Pages | Redaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Email from the City Clerk, October 15, 2026, 9:49 am: "This FOIA is denied based on we don't and have never used Flock in our city."8f3d51c095697e5e… | CLKS-2026-10-14-L | 2026-10-15 | 1 | the City Clerk's office phone line left out (no saved City page lists it); message text as received, rendered to PDF; the signature's logo image is left out; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Email from the City Clerk, October 16, 2026, 4:41 pm, answering our clarification of October 15: "This request is denied based on the records do not exist under the name given or another name reasonably known to the City. Again, the City has never used any license plate reader vendor, including but not limited to Flock." The request is closed at no charge; it states a right to a written appeal to the FOIA Coordinatorc7505060bdb72f7c… | CLKS-2026-10-14-L | 2026-10-16 | 1 | the City Clerk's office phone line left out (no saved City page lists it); message text as received, rendered to PDF; the two links written out in brackets; the signature's logo image and the quoted thread are left out; our note at the top; document properties cleared |