Email from the Village Clerk on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:26 am, answering our status message of that morning: "FOIAs for police department records must be submitted to the Franklin Bingham Farms police department. I have no record of previously receiving this request at this office but will forward this on to the police department FOIA coordinator."
8a6fa2837beb15ca… | FFP-2026-10-04-B | 2026-10-14 | 1 | none (message text as received, rendered to PDF; the signature block's address, phone and email lines, the confidentiality notice and the quoted thread are left out; our note at the top) |
Email from the Police Department's records mailbox on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:37 am, signed by the Senior Clerk and copying the Chief of Police and the Village Clerk, after the Village Clerk forwarded our status message: "Please be advised your request was never received. Please resend, thank you."
2b393ffee7452086… | FFP-2026-10-04-B | 2026-10-14 | 1 | the signer's name and the signature block's mailbox, phone and fax lines left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; the quoted thread is left out; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Email from the Chief of Police on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:45 am, after the Village Clerk's forward of our status message: "We have received your FOIA request dated Wednesday October 14th. We have not located an earlier inquiry or FOIA via email."
aec4d4bbc7b992e5… | FFP-2026-10-04-B | 2026-10-14 | 1 | none (message text as quoted in our reply of 10:55 am, rendered to PDF; the signature block's address and phone lines are left out; our note at the top) |
Extension notice on the documents request from the Police Department's Senior Clerk, October 15, 2026, 11:09 am: the request "has been received and is currently under review"; ten more business days, the notice says, to determine what responsive records exist; the Department will grant, deny or grant in part by November 4, 2026
bc7c9b7a00aef38f… | FFP-2026-10-14-A | 2026-10-15 | 1 | the signer's name left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Extension notice on the system exports request from the Police Department's Senior Clerk, October 15, 2026, 11:09 am: the request "has been received and is currently under review"; ten more business days, the notice says, to determine what responsive records exist; the Department will grant, deny or grant in part by November 4, 2026
77d39797b68e08b5… | FFP-2026-10-14-B | 2026-10-15 | 1 | the signer's name left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Email from the Police Department's Senior Clerk on the documents request, October 19, 2026, 4:44 pm: "We estimate that the fees for labor and material costs incurred in the preparation of this request are estimated to be $215.00."; a deposit of $107.50 "must be paid prior to processing the request", within 48 days, and the matter is to be considered abandoned under MCL 15.234(14) if no response comes by December 6, 2026; "An itemized estimate is attached."; payment by cash or check to the Department
93a01353e83f4854… | FFP-2026-10-14-A | 2026-10-19 | 1 | the signer's name left out (the Senior Clerk, by role); the quoted extension notice and request left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Itemized estimate from the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department on the documents request, dated October 19, 2026 and received that day with the fee notice (one page, the Department's FOIA form): "Labor costs to search, locate, examine, redact, and copy records: 8 Hours x $ 25.00.00 (hourly wage)", $200.00; "USB Data Stick x $15.00 each", $15.00; "Estimated Total" $215.00, "Deposit Due (50%)" $107.50; "Estimation Only to determine an amount of deposit due Actual costs may vary"; checks payable to the Department, "ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS NOT ACCEPTED"
7b324754de35366d… | FFP-2026-10-14-A | 2026-10-19 | 1 | the requester's street, town and phone lines under the REQUESTOR label blacked out by region; his name retained; the Department's own address line blacked out as well; the Department's name, numbers and footer kept; document properties cleared |
Email from the Police Department's Senior Clerk on the documents request, October 20, 2026, 9:40 am, answering our note of 9:20 am: "The estimate does cover both of your requests (documents and system exports)."; the eight hours estimated because "we have spent 5 ½ hours currently on your request and there is an extensive number of downloaded files to review for redaction"
90dfff260d3e5507… | FFP-2026-10-14-A | 2026-10-20 | 1 | the signer's name left out (the Senior Clerk, by role); the Department's mailbox, phone and fax lines and the quoted thread left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Email from the Police Department's Senior Clerk on the documents request, October 26, 2026, 2:07 pm, answering both requests: "Your request for FOIA’s 1 & 2 has been completed."; information exempt from disclosure "has been redacted/deleted from the public records for which your request has been granted", citing MCL 15.233(1) and subsections of MCL 15.243 as the email lists them; guidance on where to find parts of the request (a budget line item, the Village Council packets of October 13 and November 10, 2025, the Flock website, the Department's General Order and the contract); the invoice attached, payment due at pick-up less the paid deposit, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, by check
72e13a447c6491a4… | FFP-2026-10-14-A and -B | 2026-10-26 | 1 | the signer's name left out (the Senior Clerk, by role); the Department's mailbox, phone and fax lines and the quoted thread left out; message text as received, rendered to PDF; our note at the top; document properties cleared |
Invoice from the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department, dated October 26, 2026 and received that day with the response (one page, the Department's FOIA invoice form): "Administrative Fee", 8 hours at 25.00, $200.00; "USB w/files", $15.00; total $215.00; amount paid $107.50; total due $107.50; checks payable to the Department, electronic payments not accepted
9d247f0183eb39ea… | FFP-2026-10-14-A and -B | 2026-10-26 | 1 | the requester's street and town lines under the REQUESTOR label blacked out by region; his name retained; the Department's own address line blacked out as well; the Department's name, numbers and footer kept; document properties cleared |