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  1. Romulus PD From us Our note to the Records Specialist, October 27, 2026, 4:26 pm, on the documents request's thread: whether the extension of October 23 was meant to cover the exports request too, since nothing has come on that thread
  2. Warren PD From us Our message on the records portal, as posted, October 27, 2026, 4:08 pm, on request 26-2915: the CSV versions came through by Dropbox; thanks
  3. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From us Our follow-up to the County Record Center on the records portal, October 27, 2026, 3:20 pm, to the questions of October 22: whether the documents invoice is right, since it mentions audit logs, and whether $185.58 covers both requests or is charged on each
  4. Warren PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's Records Division on the exports request's portal page, October 27, 2026, 2:40 pm: a transfer into the requester's upload folder within the hour, and a request to be told if any of the documents still cannot be opened
  5. Melvindale PD From the agency Letter from the Office of the City Clerk, City of Melvindale, October 27, 2026, 2:17 pm, in the body of a reply on the documents request's thread, on "documents and system exports": $86.16 for pick-up or email delivery ("if eligible"), $90.40 for mailed copies; payment in full before release; cash or check only
  6. Fraser DPS From us Our note to the Records Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 27, 2026, 1:26 pm: the one check for $165.00 is in the mail
  7. Warren PD From us Our message on the records portal, as posted, October 27, 2026, 12:58 pm, on request 26-2915: the corrected copies of five network audit files still awaited; asks whether they can be sent as CSV in place of PDF
  8. Troy PD From us Our status inquiry on the appeal of request 26-999, October 27, 2026, 12:28 pm, to the City Manager: states our count of the ten business days and asks whether a determination has been made and, if not, when to expect it
  9. Farmington Hills PD From us Our note of October 27, 2026, 12:20 pm, on FOIA No. 1383-F-26: thanks for the answers and the corrected estimate; the $50.58 deposit check mailed that day
  10. Eastpointe PD From the agency Email from Mayor Michael Klinefelt, October 27, 2026, 12:06 pm, on the appeal thread, replying to our status inquiry of October 22: "I will send an update by this evening."
  11. Eastpointe PD From us Our second status inquiry on the appeal of the exports denial, October 27, 2026, 12:04 pm, to the Mayor: states our count of the ten business days for a determination and asks whether one has been issued and, if not, when to expect it
  12. Fraser DPS From the agency Email from the Records Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 27, 2026, 10:28 am, on the thread of the system exports request, answering our question of 10:07 am: one check is fine and the total is $165.00
  13. Livonia PD From the agency Email from the Freedom of Information Act Office of the Livonia Police Department, October 27, 2026, 10:22 am, with the fee letters on both requests attached (file numbers 2173-26 and 2174-26): payment by cash or check, payable to the Livonia Police Department, in person or by mail
  14. Livonia PD From the agency Fee letter from the Livonia Police Department, file number 2173-26, dated and received October 27, 2026, with its Fee Calculation Form, two pages in all: 20.0 hours estimated to retrieve and redact (5 hours at $50.23 and 15 hours at $33.23), a thumb drive at $5.00, about $754.60 in all, and a good-faith deposit of $377.30 due by January 8, 2027 before processing begins
  15. Livonia PD From the agency Fee letter from the Livonia Police Department, file number 2174-26, dated and received October 27, 2026, with its Fee Calculation Form, two pages in all: 20.0 hours estimated to retrieve and redact (5 hours at $50.23 and 15 hours at $33.23), a thumb drive at $5.00, about $754.60 in all, and a good-faith deposit of $377.30 due by January 8, 2027 before processing begins
  16. Fraser DPS From us Our reply to the Records Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 27, 2026, 10:07 am: asks whether the payment is two checks of $82.50 or one
  17. Fraser DPS From the agency Email from the Records Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 27, 2026, 9:58 am, on the thread of the system exports request, answering our questions of October 26: "Your request is completed and I will release in full once payment is received."; on the form's wording about 180 days: "that is standard wording and does not apply to your request"; "The fee remains."
  18. Farmington Hills PD Deposit paid: $50.58, FHP-2026-09-29-B
  19. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD Fee paid: $107.50, FFP-2026-10-14-A
  20. Fraser DPS Fee paid: $82.50, FDPS-2026-10-06-A
  21. Fraser DPS Fee paid: $82.50, FDPS-2026-10-06-B
  22. River Rouge PD From the agency Letter from the City of River Rouge City Clerk's office, dated October 22, 2026, received by mail October 27: the request counted as received October 19; the time to respond extended by 10 business days under MCL 15.235(2)(d), with a response on or before November 2, 2026
  23. Warren PD From the agency Cost Itemization on the documents request, dated 10/27/26: $18.00, one 15-minute redaction increment at the sheet's $75.00-an-hour rate ($18.75, rounded down); locating, copying and media $0.00; no deposit; "Balance must be paid before Records will be released"

  1. Dearborn Heights PD From the agency Email from the City's FOIA mailbox, signed by the FOIA Coordinator, October 26, 2026, 4:45 pm, on the documents request: "Please see the attached document in regard to your recent FOIA request."; the attached letter is published separately
  2. Dearborn Heights PD From the agency Letter from the Mayor's Office of the City of Dearborn Heights, dated October 26, 2026 and received that day by email, on the documents request ("10-Day Extension to Respond to your FOIA", two pages): the request, which the letter says the City received on October 18, 2026, is quoted; it "will require extra time to search for and respond to your request"; "Pursuant to MCL 15.235(2)(d), I am extending the time to respond to your request."; the City "will respond to your request on or before the 12th day of November, 2026"; signed by the FOIA Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Mayor
  3. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From the agency Email from a Procurement Specialist 2 of the Wayne County Management & Budget Procurement Division, October 26, 2026, 3:35 pm, on portal request 26-3625: "Attached is the Wayne County Department of Management and Budget - Procurement Division's response to your FOIA Request."; the letter is published separately
  4. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From the agency Letter from the Wayne County Management & Budget Procurement Division, dated October 22, 2026 and received October 26, 2026 by email, on portal request 26-3625 (two pages): the request received "on October 21, 2026 via email portal"; "Your request is denied."; "After a diligent search for the requested records, we have determined and certify the records do not exist within Wayne County Management & Budget-Procurement Division"; "If you can provide more specific information, your request will be reviewed to determine whether the desired records exist."; the right to appeal to the County Executive, stating the word appeal, or to sue; signed by the Division's FOIA Officer, the denial approved for the Office of Corporation Counsel
  5. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From the agency The County's records portal's closure notice, October 26, 2026, 3:35 pm: record request 26-3625 "has been closed."; the portal's timeline entry of the same minute reads "Request closed", "No responsive records"
  6. University of Michigan-Dearborn PD From the agency Email from the University of Michigan FOIA Office, October 26, 2026, 3:29 pm, on the light request received October 19, 2026: "Due to the large number of requests currently being processed by this office, it will not be possible to respond to this request within the five-day period"; under Section 5(2)(d) "the University is permitted to extend the deadline for not more than 10 business days"; "The University will respond to your request on or before November 9, 2026."
  7. Detroit Public Schools Community District Police From the agency Email from the District's FOIA mailbox, October 26, 2026, 3:21 pm: "Please see attached concerning your DPSCD FOIA Request."; the attached letter is published separately
  8. Detroit Public Schools Community District Police From the agency Letter from the District's Office of the General Counsel, dated October 26, 2026 and received that day by email ("FOIA Request No. 2627-099", two pages): the request, treated as received October 19, 2026, is quoted in full; under section 15.235(2)(d) "the District extends the response date for your request by ten (10) business days", to Friday, November 6, 2026, "to identify, amass and/or review responsive documents, if any such documents exist"; the District "may provide an estimate of costs"
  9. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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
  10. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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
  11. Wayne County Community College District PD From the agency Email from the District's FOIA Coordinator, October 26, 2026, 2:06 pm, sent on her behalf from the mailbox of the District's outside communications firm: the District "does not possess documents responsive to your October 16, 2026, FOIA request regarding license plate reader vendor agreements and payments"; MCL 15.233 cited on compilations and new records
  12. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From the agency Email from the Assistant Corporation Counsel, October 26, 2026, 12:14 pm, on both requests: the amount is "an estimate of the costs associated with processing your two FOIA requests, not a final invoice"; the fee waiver is denied
  13. Birmingham PD From us Our message on the City's records portal, October 26, 2026, 11:46 am, on request 26-879: thanks, as posted
  14. Fraser DPS From us Our questions to the Records Clerk of the Department of Public Safety, October 26, 2026, 11:43 am, on the City's two fee forms: which form answers which request; what the estimate of 180 business days covers, and whether records can be released in stages, beginning with the exports; the finding MCL 15.234(3) requires; and the fee waiver
  15. Birmingham PD From the agency Entry on the City's records portal closing request 26-879, October 26, 2026, 10:27 am: "All records have been released, and your request has been fulfilled"
  16. Birmingham PD From the agency Automated notice from the City's records portal, October 26, 2026, 10:18 am, on request 26-879: four documents released, with the message "Please see the attached report as requested. If you have any questions, please let me know."
  17. Michigan State Police From the agency Email from the Michigan State Police Records Resource Section, October 26, 2026, 9:20 am, subject "FW: Michigan State Police Records Request Response - 31382769", sending the notice for request CR-31382769
  18. Michigan State Police From the agency Notice from the Michigan State Police, Records Resource Section, dated 10/26/2026, request CR-31382769 (the notice does not say which of our two requests it answers): "the MSP is extending the time by which we will respond to your request by not more than ten (10) business days, as permitted under MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(d)"; "a written notice will be issued to you on or before 11/10/2026."
  19. Michigan State Police From the agency Email from the Michigan State Police Records Resource Section, October 26, 2026, 8:30 am, subject "FW: Michigan State Police Records Request Response - 31382770", sending the notice for request CR-31382770
  20. Michigan State Police From the agency Notice from the Michigan State Police, Records Resource Section, dated 10/26/2026, request CR-31382770 (the notice does not say which of our two requests it answers): "the MSP is extending the time by which we will respond to your request by not more than ten (10) business days, as permitted under MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(d)"; "a written notice will be issued to you on or before 11/10/2026."
  21. Walled Lake PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of Walled Lake, October 26, 2026, 7:59 am, on the system exports request, copied to the Police Records Bureau: "Please see attached 10-day extension request."
  22. Walled Lake PD From the agency FOIA Response Letter from the City Clerk and FOIA Coordinator of Walled Lake, dated October 26, 2026, on the system exports request: "we are extending the period to respond to your request by ten (10) business days"; the reason marked: "The need to search for, collect, or appropriately examine or review a voluminous amount of separate and distinct public records pursuant to a single request and determine a deposit that will be required for such a labor-intense process for one request."; "Your requests will be granted, denied, or granted in part and denied in part by: November 12, 2026."
  23. Walled Lake PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of Walled Lake, October 26, 2026, 7:58 am, on the documents request, copied to the Police Records Bureau: "Please see attached 10-day extension request."
  24. Walled Lake PD From the agency FOIA Response Letter from the City Clerk and FOIA Coordinator of Walled Lake, dated October 26, 2026, on the documents request: "we are extending the period to respond to your request by ten (10) business days"; the reason marked: "The need to search for, collect, or appropriately examine or review a voluminous amount of separate and distinct public records pursuant to a single request and determine a deposit that will be required for such a labor-intense process for one request."; "Your requests will be granted, denied, or granted in part and denied in part by: November 12, 2026."
  25. Fraser DPS From the agency City of Fraser Department of Public Safety Freedom of Information Act Good Faith Deposit Form, dated 10-23-26 and marked "#1" by hand, with the City's Freedom of Information Act Fee Itemization (one of two identical forms sent with the Records Clerk's email of October 26, 2026, 7:57 am, for the documents and system exports requests; neither form names its request): "YOUR REQUEST IS EXPECTED TO BE GRANTED IN FULL OR IN PART."; deposit "$0"; "180* BUSINESS DAYS" estimated to fill the request after the deposit, the asterisk citing the "unknown volume of e-mails and other records"; itemization: search "1.5 Hours at 40.45 hour" ("For Sergeant $40.45 an hour"), $60.68; redaction by a City employee 1 hour at $21.98, $21.98; contractors (the IT vendor Vc3 and the City Attorney's firm, O'Reilly Rancilio P.C.) at "4 hours each x $165.00 per hour", no amount entered; subtotal $82.66; total owed $82.50; signed for the FOIA Coordinator or Designee and dated by hand 10/23/26 (2 pages, a scan)
  26. Fraser DPS From the agency City of Fraser Department of Public Safety Freedom of Information Act Good Faith Deposit Form, dated 10-23-26 and marked "#2" by hand, with the City's Freedom of Information Act Fee Itemization (one of two identical forms sent with the Records Clerk's email of October 26, 2026, 7:57 am, for the documents and system exports requests; neither form names its request): "YOUR REQUEST IS EXPECTED TO BE GRANTED IN FULL OR IN PART."; deposit "$0"; "180* BUSINESS DAYS" estimated to fill the request after the deposit, the asterisk citing the "unknown volume of e-mails and other records"; itemization: search "1.5 Hours at 40.45 hour" ("For Sergeant $40.45 an hour"), $60.68; redaction by a City employee 1 hour at $21.98, $21.98; contractors (the IT vendor Vc3 and the City Attorney's firm, O'Reilly Rancilio P.C.) at "4 hours each x $165.00 per hour", no amount entered; subtotal $82.66; total owed $82.50; signed for the FOIA Coordinator or Designee and dated by hand 10/23/26 (2 pages, a scan)
  27. Fraser DPS From the agency Email from the Records Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 26, 2026, 7:57 am, on the thread of the system exports request, with the City's two fee forms marked #1 and #2 attached: "Please see attached"
  28. Auburn Hills PD Records and analysis published
  29. Auburn Hills PD Statement added to the page
  30. Bloomfield Township PD Records and analysis published
  31. Bloomfield Township PD Statement added to the page
  32. Sumpter Township PD Records and analysis published
  33. Sumpter Township PD Statement added to the page
  34. Sumpter Township PD Statement added to the page

  1. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our follow-up to the Assistant Corporation Counsel, October 24, 2026, 10:46 am, on the questions of October 15 about the fee statements on both requests: whether answers are coming and roughly when; the fee to be settled without an appeal if possible; a phone call offered

  1. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 23, 2026, 1:41 pm, on the exports request, subject "RE: FOIA No. 1383-F-26", answering our four questions with the City's revised response letter attached: "There was a typo on the estimated invoice, I attached the revised response reflecting the correct figures."; "We do not break down the cost by your line item, it is the request in total."; "The Department has determined that a fee waiver is not warranted in this instance"
  2. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Revised Freedom of Information Act Response from the Police Department on the exports request, Reference Number 1383-F-26, dated October 23, 2026, approved by the F.O.I.A. Coordinator: the fee "will be $101.16" and the good-faith deposit one-half, $50.58; staff "estimate it will take 120 days from commencement to complete"; "The deposit is due no later than Monday, December 7, 2026."; with the Department's printout of our request and its FOIA Fee Itemization Form headed "1383-F-26 Estimate", its lines as on October 22 (search 3 increments, $23.37; redaction 10 increments, $77.79) and its subtotal and total due $101.16 (8 pages; file name as produced: Deposit Request w. estimate signed REVISED)
  3. Romulus PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Specialist, October 23, 2026, 1:38 pm, answering our acknowledgment of the extension notice
  4. City of Rochester Hills From us Our thanks to the City Clerk's Office, October 23, 2026, 1:17 pm, for the two-sided scan of the 2025 contract
  5. Novi PD From us Our reply to the Police Clerk, October 23, 2026, 1:16 pm: the email of that morning and its four attachments received
  6. Farmington Hills PD From us Our reply on FOIA No. 1383-F-26, October 23, 2026, 1:11 pm: four questions on the deposit request of October 22: what accounts for the $93.48 the itemization lines do not reach; the hours by numbered item; the finding MCL 15.234(3) requires; the public-interest waiver
  7. Sterling Heights PD From us Our portal message on request 26-2231, October 23, 2026, 1:09 pm: five questions on the estimate and deposit invoice of October 22: whose hourly wage is $114.41 and the multiplier; the hours by numbered item; the finding MCL 15.234(3) requires; the public-interest waiver; whether the request keeps its number and receipt date when the deposit is paid
  8. Romulus PD From us Our acknowledgment of the extension notice, October 23, 2026, 11:53 am
  9. Romulus PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Specialist, October 23, 2026, 11:52 am, sending the extension notice on the documents request
  10. Romulus PD From the agency Extension notice from the Police Department, received October 23, 2026 (a Word file; no date of its own): the request "will require extra time to search for and respond to your request"; a response "on or before 11/03/2026" under MCL 15.235(2)(d)
  11. Plymouth Township PD From us Our reply to the Records Management Analyst, October 23, 2026, 9:26 am: thanks for the update
  12. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Email from the Records Management Analyst, October 23, 2026, 8:49 am: records for two little-used license plate reader systems still being gathered; most records ready for Flock and Axon; everything hoped for by late the following week or early the week after, an estimate given in good faith
  13. City of Rochester Hills From the agency Email from the City Clerk's Office, October 23, 2026, 8:18 am, sending a two-sided scan of the 2025 contract: "The Purchasing department notified me yesterday that when they scanned the 2025 Contract they did not scan it double-sided."
  14. Novi PD From the agency Email from the Police Clerk, October 23, 2026, 8:07 am, resending the Department's memo of October 22 and the three records sent with it
  15. Macomb Community College DPS From the agency Email from the Executive Assistant in the College's Office of General Counsel, October 23, 2026, 7:50 am, sending the General Counsel's letter on the request of October 16
  16. Macomb Community College DPS From the agency Letter from the General Counsel, the College's FOIA Coordinator, dated and received October 23, 2026: the request "is granted. However, the College does not have documents that are responsive to your request."

  1. Shelby Township PD From the agency Email from a staff member of the Township's FOIA office, October 22, 2026, 4:51 pm, answering our reply of 4:41 pm: "Thanks. I do have the correct FOIA numbers."
  2. Shelby Township PD From us Our reply to the FOIA office staff member, October 22, 2026, 4:41 pm: the message seems to have reached us by mistake; the number on the fee statement is PD5OCT28/29; an offer to answer any question about the requests or the appeal
  3. Shelby Township PD From the agency Email from the Township's FOIA office on behalf of the Clerk and FOIA Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 4:37 pm, answering our appeal of 3:40 pm: "This email is to confirm that your F.O.I.A. appeal has been received. The appeal will be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled Township Board meeting on November 17, 2026."
  4. Shelby Township PD From the agency Email from a staff member of the Township's FOIA office, October 22, 2026, 4:34 pm, addressed to the Records Bureau Manager and delivered to us: asks whether a number has been assigned to the request
  5. Farmington Hills PD From us Our reply to the FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 4:31 pm, on the documents request: thanks; the documents will be reviewed and any questions sent
  6. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Freedom of Information Act Response from the Police Department on the documents request, Reference Number 1384-F-26, dated October 22, 2026, approved by the F.O.I.A. Coordinator: "Your request is granted in part", the Department having redacted portions of the records under MCL 15.243(1)(a) and (1)(b)(iii) and MCL 28.214(3) and (5); "Your request is denied in part": items 5 (camera inventory), 6 (retention and transparency portal) and 7 (audits) under MCL 15.235(5)(b), "as it has been determined that the requested records do not exist within the files of the City of Farmington Hills Police Department. This letter shall serve as my certificate as such."; a written appeal to the City Council via the Clerk's office, or judicial review; with the Department's printout of our request (4 pages; file name as produced: Signed Response)
  7. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Freedom of Information Act Response from the Police Department on the exports request, Reference Number 1383-F-26, dated October 22, 2026, approved by the F.O.I.A. Coordinator: "it is estimated that the fee to search, retrieve, scan/copy, and redact the records that you are seeking will be $194.64. Therefore, we are requesting a good-faith deposit of one-half the estimation which amounts to $97.32."; staff "estimate it will take 120 days from commencement to complete"; "The deposit is due no later than Monday, December 7, 2026."; with the Department's printout of our request and its FOIA Fee Itemization Form headed "1383-F-26 Estimate": search, location and examination 3 fifteen-minute increments at $7.790, $23.37 (an hourly wage of $20.77 with a 50% fringe benefit multiplier, $31.16); redaction 10 increments at $7.79, $77.79; media, paper, duplication and mailing $0.00; subtotal and total due $194.64 (8 pages; file name as produced: Deposit Request w. estimate signed)
  8. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 4:28 pm, on the documents request, subject "FOIA No. 1384-F-26", with the City's response letter and six records attached: "Please see the attached documents related to your FOIA request received September 30, 2026."
  9. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 4:28 pm, on the exports request, subject "FOIA No. 1383-F-26", with the City's response letter and fee itemization attached: "Please see the attached document related to your FOIA request received September 30, 2026."
  10. Westland PD From us Our message to the City's FOIA Coordinator on the documents request, October 22, 2026, 4:26 pm, before paying anything: whether the removal and deletion records of item 4 can be located in the mailbox of the lieutenant who handled the Flock account and in Flock's support system rather than by the $455.30 search of the Directors' and Chiefs' email, and on what finding under MCL 15.234(3) the labor rests; item 5, the policy or a statement that none exists; item 6, any existing audits or a statement that none exist; the City's decision on the public-interest waiver
  11. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Automated notice from the Police Department's records portal, October 22, 2026, 3:55 pm, closing request 26-2231; the closure reason: "Once we receive the deposit payment, we will open and proceed with your request."
  12. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Automated notice from the Police Department's records portal, October 22, 2026, 3:55 pm, on request 26-2231: "An invoice has been created for record request #26-2231."; "Please include your Request ID 26-2231 and Amount Due $100.00", with the City's payment page
  13. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Invoice #451016 on request 26-2231, invoice date October 22, 2026, from the Police Department's Records Department, downloaded from the portal: one line item, "DEPOSIT", $100.00; "Subtotal: $0.00"; "Total: $100.00" (file name as produced: Invoice 451016)
  14. Sterling Heights PD From the agency The Police Department's "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FEE ITEMIZATION" form on request 26-2231, marked ESTIMATE, dated 10.22.2026, signed as FOIA Coordinator or Designee, downloaded from the portal (file name as produced: deposit request): search, locating and examining labor 1.5 hours at $114.41 an hour, $171.62; redaction by a City employee .5 hours at $49.99, $25.00; duplication labor .1 hours at $49.99, $5.00; subtotal and total owed $201.62; mailing marked not applicable; the printed rates read "144.2% x $34.67" for records and for video search, redact and copy ($49.99 an hour), and the $114.41 rate is entered beside a blank labor type, the line "144.2% x _______ (Other Hourly Rate)" left blank
  15. Shelby Township PD From us Our reply to the Records Bureau Manager, October 22, 2026, 3:41 pm: the appeal submitted to the Board of Trustees through the Clerk's Office; the November 17 meeting; an answer to any of the questions before then is welcome
  16. Shelby Township PD From us Our appeal to the Board of Trustees, sent October 22, 2026, of the fee estimate of $275.40 and the deposit of $137.70 on both requests, PD5OCT28 and PD5OCT29 (MCL 15.240a(1)(a); the Township's Public Summary of FOIA Procedures and Guidelines): the labor charged at the Records Manager's rate against the Records Clerk's rate the Township lists as its lowest; no finding under MCL 15.234(3); no itemization by request or item; the waiver not decided; the deposit and the closure date against 15.234(8) and (14); asks a waiver, or a reduction, a certified determination and that the requests stay open
  17. Shelby Township PD From us Our email to the Township Clerk's Office, October 22, 2026, 3:40 pm, carrying the appeal for the Board of Trustees, the Records Bureau and its Manager copied: asks that it be placed before the Board at its November 17 meeting, the November 3 meeting being listed as cancelled, and that receipt be confirmed
  18. Shelby Township PD From the agency Email from the Records Bureau Manager on both requests, October 22, 2026, 2:49 pm, answering our questions of 2:42 pm: "You can file an appeal for the fee estimate with the township board of trustees and they can put that on the next board meeting to discuss." and "Please see page 5 of our Township FOIA policy.", with a link to the Township's FOIA page
  19. Novi PD From us Our reply to the Police Clerk, October 22, 2026, 2:45 pm: thanks; the email and the four documents received
  20. Novi PD From the agency Email from the Police Clerk, October 22, 2026, 2:43 pm, on the documents request: "Please see the above attached memo." and a request to confirm that the email was delivered; with the memo, the Department's Flock directive and two CSV exports attached
  21. Novi PD From the agency Memo signed as Records Specialist of the City of Novi Police & Fire Department, dated October 22, 2026, headed "FOIA: FLOCK information, policy", sent by email at 2:43 pm on the documents request's thread: on "MCL 11.074 Retention period", under the "Michigan Government Records Schedule (GS11)" MCL 11.074 "is not explicitly listed in the provided excerpt, but the schedule covers a range of law enforcement and records division items" with defined retention periods; then the City's Procedures and Guidelines address and the fee-appeal paragraph; it names no determination and no fee
  22. Shelby Township PD From us Our message to the Records Bureau Manager on both requests, October 22, 2026, 2:42 pm, before paying the deposit: the six hours by request and numbered item (MCL 15.234(4)); why the labor is charged at the Records Manager's $45.90 an hour when the statement lists a Records Clerk at $33.14 (15.234(1)(a) and (b)); on what basis search and redaction labor is charged (15.234(3)); the Department's decision on the public-interest waiver (15.234(2)); the requests, responses and correspondence are published at michiganplatereaders.org with personal contact details left out
  23. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From us Our message to the County Record Center, October 22, 2026, 2:04 pm, on both requests, before paying the deposits: whether the invoice on the exports request was meant to cover both, since the two are identical and both describe audit-log work; the hours by numbered item; whether any item will not be produced or has no record; the County's decision on the public-interest waiver
  24. Royal Oak PD From us Our reply to the City Manager's office, October 22, 2026, 1:38 pm: thanks for confirming receipt
  25. Royal Oak PD From the agency Email from the City Manager's office, October 22, 2026, 1:37 pm, on the appeal thread: "The FOIA appeal has been received via email and the physical ascertained in the clerk’s office."
  26. Royal Oak PD From us Our email to the City Manager's office, October 22, 2026, 1:09 pm, on the appeal thread: a paper copy of the appeal delivered to the City Clerk's desk that day and stamped received October 22, 2026, the Clerk's office to forward it; an offer to discuss the requests or the appeal by phone or in person
  27. Oakland Community College DPS From us Our reply to the FOIA Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 9:15 am: thanks
  28. Eastpointe PD From us Our status inquiry on the appeal of the exports denial, October 22, 2026, 9:13 am, to the Mayor: no determination or extension notice received; asks whether one has been issued and, if not, when to expect it
  29. Oakland Community College DPS From the agency Email from the College's FOIA Coordinator, October 22, 2026, 9:04 am: the College's response to FOIA #679, received by email October 15; the request is denied because no records are available; the Response Form and the denial letter attached
  30. Oakland Community College DPS From the agency The College's Response to FOIA Request form for FOIA #679, dated October 21, 2026, received October 22 by email: the request received October 15 is denied because the records do not exist; the fee fields read no charge
  31. Oakland Community College DPS From the agency The FOIA Coordinator's letter dated October 21, 2026, received October 22 by email: the request "is denied, as no records are available"; "As the FOIA Coordinator for Oakland Community College, I certify that the information requested does not have any records responsive to this request, MCL 15.235 (5)."
  32. Village of New Haven From us Our reply to the Village Clerk, October 22, 2026, 8:55 am: thanks
  33. Village of New Haven From the agency Email from the Village Clerk of New Haven, October 22, 2026, 8:29 am, answering our clarification of October 20: "I can confirm The Village of New Haven has no such contract."

  1. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Invoice INV26-F007410-1 from the County Record Center on the documents request, dated 10/21/2026, due 12/8/2026: "Labor: Searching and Locating" "audit logs", 2.00 hours, and "Labor: Redacting" "audit logs", 4.00 hours, each at $30.93 per hour ("Hourly rates include a 50% fee multiplier."), $185.58; "Requested Deposit" $92.79; the same two lines on both invoices
  2. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Invoice INV26-F007411-1 from the County Record Center on the exports request, dated 10/21/2026, due 12/8/2026: "Labor: Searching and Locating" "audit logs", 2.00 hours, and "Labor: Redacting" "audit logs", 4.00 hours, each at $30.93 per hour ("Hourly rates include a 50% fee multiplier."), $185.58; "Requested Deposit" $92.79; the same two lines on both invoices
  3. Royal Oak PD From us Our appeal to the City Manager, sent October 21, 2026, of the fee of $61,135.53 and the deposit of $30,567.76 noticed that day on both requests, FOIA #765 and #766 (MCL 15.240a(1)(a); Section 9 of the City's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines): no finding specific to the request under MCL 15.234(3); the hours not a good-faith calculation; the wage not the lowest-paid capable employee's; one line for both requests with no breakdown by item; the waiver asked to be reconsidered; the deposit not paid while the appeal is pending, as sent
  4. Royal Oak PD From us Our email to the City Manager's office, October 21, 2026, 5:28 pm, carrying the appeal, copying the Police Department's FOIA Coordinator: "Please confirm receipt by reply to this email."
  5. Waterford Township PD From us Our appeal to the Township Board of Trustees, submitted to the Office of the Township Clerk on October 21, 2026, of the Police Department's denials of October 20: the exports request in full and items 3, 4 and 7 of the documents request (MCL 15.240(1)(a); Section 8 of the Township's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines), with item 6 of the exports request narrowed on appeal to roles and a count of users, as sent
  6. Waterford Township PD From us Our email to the Office of the Township Clerk, October 21, 2026, 5:13 pm, carrying the appeal, copying the Police Department's FOIA mailbox and the Township FOIA Coordinator: "A paper copy follows. Please confirm receipt by reply to this email."
  7. Royal Oak PD From the agency Letter and cost worksheet on both requests, FOIA #765 and #766, dated October 21, 2026, "Good-Faith Fee Estimate and Deposit Required": "approximately 750 staff hours" and "approximately 346,025 pages"; a 50% deposit of $30,567.76 on an estimated $61,135.53, "Please submit payment by December 8, 2026."; the waiver asked for considered and declined; "750 business days after receipt of the deposit"; the labor at $81.42 an hour (wage plus a 50% fringe benefit); with the City's FOIA policy of 2003, amended 2015 (nine pages)
  8. Royal Oak PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Coordinator on the exports request's thread, October 21, 2026, 4:00 pm: "Please see the attached deposit letter and invoice in response to your request for public records."
  9. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Letter from the Sheriff's Office, October 21, 2026, 3:31 pm, on the documents request: "Your request is granted for existing, non-exempt information in our possession that is relevant to your request."; "The County requests a deposit of $92.79 of an estimated final invoice of $185.58.", the invoice on the County's Records Center portal; between 60 and 90 business days to finish processing after the deposit is received
  10. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Letter from the Sheriff's Office, October 21, 2026, 3:31 pm, on the exports request: "Your request is granted for existing, non-exempt information in our possession that is relevant to your request."; "The County requests a deposit of $92.79 of an estimated final invoice of $185.58.", the invoice on the County's Records Center portal; between 60 and 90 business days to finish processing after the deposit is received
  11. Novi PD From us Our reply to the Police Clerk, October 21, 2026, 2:35 pm: confirming receipt; reading the memos and documents
  12. Novi PD From the agency Email from the Police Clerk, October 21, 2026, 2:31 pm, on the exports request: "Please see the above attached memo." and a request to confirm that the email was delivered
  13. Novi PD From the agency Memo signed as Records Specialist of the City of Novi Police & Fire Department, dated October 21, 2026, headed "FOIA: Flock requests", sent by email at 2:31 pm on the exports request's thread: "Your FOIA request has been approved per the Michigan Freedom of Information Act."; the records were sent by a OneDrive email; MCL 15.243 cited for interference with law enforcement proceedings and for information of a personal nature; a certificate that the records do not exist "for numerals 4 &5"; personal information about other individuals redacted
  14. Novi PD From us Our reply to the Police Clerk, October 21, 2026, 2:23 pm: thanks; the folder opens, and we will look at the files that day
  15. Novi PD From the agency Share notice from the Police Clerk, October 21, 2026, 2:08 pm, on the exports request: a OneDrive folder named Flock-1 shared with us, with the message "Pleases see attached."
  16. City of Rochester Hills From us Our thanks to the City Clerk's Office, October 21, 2026, 2:06 pm, for the spreadsheet
  17. City of Rochester Hills From the agency Email from the City Clerk's Office, October 21, 2026, 2:05 pm, sending the Accounting spreadsheet named in its email of 1:22 pm: "It is attached below. Thank you for letting me know."
  18. City of Rochester Hills From us Our message to the City Clerk's Office, October 21, 2026, 1:51 pm: the Accounting spreadsheet named in the City's email had not arrived; a request to send it again
  19. Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police From us Our thanks to the Authority's FOIA Coordinator, October 21, 2026, 1:42 pm, for the response
  20. City of Rochester Hills From us Our thanks to the City Clerk's Office, October 21, 2026, 1:41 pm, for the response
  21. Roseville PD From us Our reply to the Police Department's Records Bureau, copying the City Clerk, October 21, 2026, 1:37 pm, on its deposit email of that day for the documents request: the request to continue, with questions before the deposit is paid (whether the deposit covers both requests; the itemization, with the estimated total, the hours by type of work and by numbered item at the rate of the lowest-paid employee capable of each task, and the nature of any unreasonably high costs behind charges for search, examination or redaction; a decision on the public-interest fee waiver)
  22. Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police From the agency Email from the Authority's Executive Services Administrator, October 21, 2026, 1:30 pm: "Hello, please see the attached response to your request."
  23. Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police From the agency Letter from the Authority's FOIA Coordinator, dated and received October 21, 2026: the request, deemed received October 16, 2026, "is hereby denied because the Metroparks does not maintain any records containing the information you requested"; the letter is the certificate that the records do not exist
  24. City of Rochester Hills From the agency Email from the City Clerk's Office, October 21, 2026, 1:22 pm, on the City's FOIA 2026-358, with records from Purchasing, Accounting and the City Council: "we consider this request fulfilled and closed"
  25. Roseville PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Bureau on the documents request, October 21, 2026, 1:05 pm: the request was forwarded to the Department's administration and "will take an extended amount of time from the Chief and will require a deposit of $250.00 to get started"; final payment is required before the records are sent
  26. Oakland University PD From the agency Email from Oakland University's FOIA office, October 21, 2026, 12:56 pm: "See attached response to your FOIA request."
  27. Oakland University PD From the agency Extension letter from Oakland University's Assistant General Counsel and FOIA Coordinator, Jayson J. Hall, dated and received October 21, 2026, File No. 26-301: the request was received on October 15, 2026; notice extending the period for the University's response to November 5, 2026, "to allow the University to determine whether non-exempt, public records that may be responsive to your request exist and to compile same" (MCL 15.235(2)(d))
  28. Inkster PD From the agency Email from the City of Inkster's FOIA office, October 21, 2026, 12:05 pm, copying the City Clerk: "Please see attached Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) Request #2026-10-34 for your review."
  29. Inkster PD From the agency Extension letter from the City Clerk of the City of Inkster, dated and received October 21, 2026, FOIA #2026-10-34: the City received the request on October 19, 2026 and extends the response period by ten business days under MCL 15.235(2)(d); "The city will respond to your request by November 9, 2026."
  30. Inkster PD From the agency Email from the City of Inkster's FOIA office, October 21, 2026, 12:04 pm, copying the City Clerk: "Please see attached Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) Request #2026-10-33 for your review."
  31. Inkster PD From the agency Extension letter from the City Clerk of the City of Inkster, dated and received October 21, 2026, FOIA #2026-10-33: the City received the request on October 19, 2026 and extends the response period by ten business days under MCL 15.235(2)(d); "The city will respond to your request by November 9, 2026."
  32. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Automated notice from the Police Department's records portal, October 21, 2026, 10:58 am, closing request 26-2230; the closure reason: "All / Some of the public records you have requested are available on the City’s website at www.sterlingheights.gov"
  33. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Automated notice from the Police Department's records portal, October 21, 2026, 10:57 am, on request 26-2230: "Please see the attached per your request."; one document released, a general order on automated license plate readers
  34. Southfield PD From us Our message on the records portal, request 26-1080, October 21, 2026, 10:55 am: the $12.43 to be paid that day, without conceding the basis of labor charges on any other request; asks which numbered items the partial denial under MCL 15.243(1)(n) covers, and whether the City has no responsive records for any other item with no record attached
  35. Novi PD From us Our reply to the Police Clerk, October 21, 2026, 10:52 am: the documents request was sent again on October 20, a copy attached; the exports request is the one titled system exports; the City's form not used, so as not to consent to a non-statutory extension
  36. Novi PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Police Clerk on the documents thread, October 21, 2026, 10:35 am: "I’m only seeing one from 10-4-26."; asks that the request be sent again directly to her address, with a City FOIA form attached
  37. Southfield PD From us Our request 26-1229, as filed
  38. Keego Harbor PD From us Our reply to the Interim City Clerk, October 21, 2026, 10:16 am: thanks
  39. Oxford PD From us Our reply to the Clerk/Treasurer, October 21, 2026, 10:16 am: thanks
  40. Oxford PD From the agency Email from the Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Oxford, October 21, 2026, 8:55 am, on our light request of October 14: "We do not use a license plate vendor."
  41. Keego Harbor PD From the agency Email from the Interim City Clerk of the City of Keego Harbor, October 21, 2026, 7:37 am, on City request 26-58: "This request is DENIED in whole."; "The city does not utilize ALPRs therefore we do not have any responsive records for this request."; followed by the words of MCL 15.235(5)(b) on the certificate and of (5)(d) and (e) on the right to appeal or seek judicial review
  42. Southfield PD Fee paid: $12.43, 26-1080

  1. Eastpointe PD From the agency Email from the City of Eastpointe FOIA Coordinator, City Manager's Office, October 20, 2026, 4:44 pm, copied to the Police Department Records Bureau: "Please see the attached response to your FOIA request." (the City's letter is published separately)
  2. Eastpointe PD From the agency Letter from the City of Eastpointe FOIA Coordinator on the documents request, dated and received October 20, 2026 (page 1 of the City's response): "FOIA Request Granted in Part"; contracts and pricing "Included in Council agenda packet here" (a link to the City's documents site), procurement and approval and the notice of termination "Attached"; "Your request for policies and standard operating procedures has been denied. Law enforcement operational instructions and manuals are exempt per MCL 15.243(1)(s)(v) and (vi)."; "The remaining portions of your request will be handled by the Police Department, who will be providing a separate response."
  3. Shelby Township PD From the agency Email from the Shelby Township Police Department's Records Bureau Manager on both requests, October 20, 2026, 4:00 pm, with one Estimate Statement: "We require a 50% deposit for any Estimate over $50.00. Once we receive your deposit of $137.70, we can begin working on your FOIA request."; "It could take up to 90 business days to complete the request once the deposit is received."; "If payment is not received by November 12, 2026, the records request will be closed."; with the address of the Police Department's transparency portal on Flock's site
  4. Shelby Township PD From the agency The Police Department's Estimate Statement for both requests, FOIA # PD5OCT28/29, received with the Records Bureau Manager's email of October 20, 2026 (a workbook; the statement's date cell reads 2026-10-02): "Deposit Due: $ 137.70 DUE BY DEC. 4, 2026"; Records Mgr. labor for search and examination, 240 minutes at $45.90 per hour, and for redaction, 120 minutes at $45.90 per hour, $275.40 in all; the Records Clerk lines ($33.14 per hour), media, copies and mailing left at zero; no line by item; online payment through AllPaid or a check to the Charter Township of Shelby
  5. Eastpointe PD From the agency Extension notice by email from the Eastpointe Police Department Records Bureau on the documents request, October 20, 2026, 3:58 pm: the request received October 14, 2026; "we are extending the time to respond to your request by ten (10) business days, as permitted under MCL 15.235, section 5 (2)(d)."; "a written notice is issued to you on or before November 3, 2026"
  6. Waterford Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's records staff on the system exports request, October 20, 2026, 2:57 pm: "Attached is your FOIA request and letter."
  7. Waterford Township PD From the agency Letter from the Waterford Police Department on the system exports request, dated October 20, 2026 (two pages), the request "received by Waterford Police Department on September 29, 2026": "Your request has been denied with the following exemptions": items 1 to 5 under MCL 15.243(1)(b)(i) and (v) and (s)(v) and item 6 under (s)(ii), (v) and (viii), headed "MCL 28.214: 15.243, Section 13"; an appeal to the Township Board of Trustees through the Township Clerk's office, or judicial review under MCL 15.240
  8. Waterford Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's records staff on the documents request, October 20, 2026, 2:34 pm: "Attached is your FOIA request, invoice, and letter."; payment "by cash or check ONLY" to the Department's records office
  9. Waterford Township PD From the agency Letter from the Waterford Police Department on the documents request, dated October 20, 2026 (two pages), the request "received by Waterford Police Department on September 29, 2026": "Requests 1-2: Granted"; items 3, 4 and 7 denied under MCL 15.243(1)(b)(v) and (s)(v) and (vi), item 7 also under (i), headed "MCL 28.214: 15.243, Section 13"; "Request 5-6: Already public knowledge. Please visit the Waterford Police Department internet page under the transparency link."; an appeal to the Township Board of Trustees through the Township Clerk's office, or judicial review under MCL 15.240
  10. Waterford Township PD From the agency The Township's FOIA Fee Itemization Form for the documents request, headed "Flock 1-2", received with the letter of October 20, 2026 (four pages): line 1a, search, location and examination, $41.92 an hour with a 14.89% fringe benefit multiplier, 8 fifteen-minute increments at $12.04, $96.34; line 2, redaction, $23.50 an hour with a 26.55% multiplier, 8 increments at $7.44, $59.48; every other line $0.00, the public-interest reduction line included; "Total Due: $155.82"
  11. Plymouth PD From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 20, 2026, 2:21 pm: thanks for the quick response
  12. Plymouth PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, October 20, 2026, 2:18 pm: "Response for your recent FOIA Request is attached."
  13. Plymouth PD From the agency The City's response to request 261006, dated October 20, 2026, from the City Clerk (2 pages): the request, "FOIA REQUEST RECEIVED 10/19/2026", is answered "Granted", with "Available records responsive to your request as described above included in a separate attachment"; the second page sets out MCL 15.240, the right to appeal
  14. Westland PD From the agency Email from the City of Westland FOIA Coordinator on the documents request (the City's #2026-402-PD/IT), October 20, 2026, 2:01 pm, item by item: "Item 1: Copies of previous agreements with Flock are attached."; "Item 2: Communication regarding non-renewal is attached."; "Item 3: Invoice copies are attached."; "Item 4: This is a labor-intensive request, and a 50% downpayment of $227.65 will be required before processing will continue."; item 5, the link to the Police Department's public policy library; "Item 6: This portion of your request is denied pursuant to MCL 28.214", followed by the words of subsections (4) and (5) on compilations and new public records
  15. Westland PD From the agency The City's FOIA Detailed Cost Itemization form for the documents request, request no. 2026-402-PD/IT/Purch, dated 10-8-2026 and received with the email of October 20, 2026 (six pages; the date request received given as 10-3-2026): line 2, labor to locate by the Director of IT, whom the form gives as the only staff member capable of searching the email systems for mail to and from Directors, 90 minutes at an hourly wage of $63.04, $94.56 with a 50% multiplier, 6 increments at $23.64, $141.84; line 3a, redaction by a Police Department employee named on the form, "the lowest paid employee with security clearance to search and separate exempt from non-exempt materials in Directors and Chiefs emails", about 105 emails at 2 minutes each, 210 minutes at an hourly wage of $59.71, $89.56 with a 50% multiplier, 14 increments at $22.39, $313.46; "Cost estimate" checked, subtotal $455.30; a good-faith deposit of 50%; an estimated time frame of 30 (days or date); no public-interest waiver or reduction entered
  16. Northville Township PD From the agency Email from the Northville Township Department of Public Safety Records Bureau, October 20, 2026, 12:59 pm, on our light request: "Please see the two attachments in response to your recent FOIA request for records from the Charter Township of Northville."
  17. Northville Township PD From the agency Letter from the Northville Township Police Department on FOIA #26147, dated and received October 20, 2026 (one page, a scan, sent by email), "Re: Granting Your FOIA Request in full": "We reviewed this request and granted the release of public records in their entirety for the following:" (the request quoted); "Please find the documents enclosed."; no fee stated
  18. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk/Treasurer of Orchard Lake Village, October 20, 2026, 12:48 pm: "Please find the attached letter regarding the FOIA request." (the City's letter is published separately)
  19. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Letter from the City of Orchard Lake Village, dated and received October 20, 2026 (one page, a scan, sent by email), signed by the City Clerk: "Your request is Denied: To the best of the public body's knowledge, information, and belief, under the information provided by you or by any other description reasonably known to the public body, the public record(s) does not exist."; "A thorough search was conducted, and no responsive records were located."; a written appeal to the head of the public body that states the word "Appeal", or a civil action
  20. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From the agency Automated notice from the City's JustFOIA records portal, October 20, 2026, 12:47 pm: "The request Request Number: FRF2026-166 has been completed."; the responsive files to be downloaded from the portal
  21. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From the agency Response letter of the Department of Public Safety on both requests, dated October 13, 2026 and released on the City's records portal October 20, 2026 with the records (FRF2026-166), item by item: the City "has never purchased any products from Flock Safety", "does not have a policy regarding Flock Safety or any other ALPR platform", "does not own, lease, or rent any Flock Safety hardware", "does not own any data in the Flock Safety system and does not publish a transparency portal" and "has not conducted any formal audits of the system"; data sharing, "See attached."; of the six exports items, four "See attached.", the network audit answered that the City owns or rents no Flock hardware, and "No hot list records exist."
  22. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From the agency Automated confirmation from the City's JustFOIA records portal, October 20, 2026, 12:44 pm: our two emailed requests of October 4 entered as one portal request, "Request Number: FRF2026-166"
  23. Village of New Haven From us Our email to the Village Clerk, October 20, 2026, 12:36 pm, answering her email of October 18: thanks; the request covers any license plate reader vendor, including but not limited to Flock Safety; asks her to confirm that the Village has had no contract with, or payment to, any license plate reader vendor since January 1, 2020
  24. Novi PD From us Our request NP-2026-10-20-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  25. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD Deposit paid: $107.50, FFP-2026-10-14-A
  26. Grosse Pointe Farms PD From the agency Email from the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department, October 20, 2026, 10:45 am, copied to the Director of Public Safety and the City Clerk, on our light request: "Your request is granted as to existing, non-exempt records."; "The attached records are maintained by the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department."; the City's FOIA procedures and guidelines at its website; no fee stated
  27. Rochester PD From the agency Email from the Rochester Police Department's Senior Records Coordinator, October 20, 2026, 10:36 am, on our light request of October 14: "Here are the documents that I was given. If there's anything else you need please let me know."
  28. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our email to the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department, October 20, 2026, 10:12 am, answering its email of 9:40 am: the $107.50 deposit check to be brought to the station that day so the work can continue; for the final invoice, electronic delivery in place of the USB stick if possible, which would take $15.00 off, and a decision on the public-interest waiver for both requests
  29. Warren PD From us Our second message on the records portal, October 20, 2026, 10:08 am, on request 26-2915: left as CSV and zipped, the network audit files shrink by about 80%, where a PDF barely compresses (the July 1 to 16 audit, 123MB as plain text and 26.6 MB zipped; 239MB as a PDF and 220.7MB zipped); how to zip a file in Windows 10 and 11, as posted
  30. Warren PD From us Our message on the records portal, October 20, 2026, 9:54 am, on request 26-2915, after a call to the Records Division that morning: five of the network audit files released that morning seem to be cut off and will not open; asks for the five again, or the CSV files the export tool produces; offers an upload folder, or to collect the files on a USB drive or a DVD, as posted
  31. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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"
  32. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our email to the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department, October 20, 2026, 9:20 am, on the fee and deposit notice of October 19 for the documents request: four questions before the deposit is paid (whether the estimate covers both requests; the eight hours shown by numbered item or task, with other departments' charges for comparison; delivery to an upload folder or by email in place of the USB stick; the Department's decision on the public-interest waiver for both requests)
  33. Warren PD From the agency Message from Warren Police Department Records on the exports request's portal page, October 20, 2026, 8:41 am, with the portal's entry closing the request at 8:45 am: the request "has been fulfilled / completed"; portions of the records redacted, a redaction log following each redacted document except the August and September search audits (352 and 332 redactions), all redacted under MCL 15.243(1)(b)(v), the exemption for disclosing "law enforcement investigative techniques or procedures"; "the public interest in disclosure does not outweigh the public interest in nondisclosure in this particular instance"
  34. Clawson PD From the agency Extension notice from the City of Clawson on request 26-205 (our system exports request), dated October 15, 2026 and received by mail October 20, 2026, signed by the City Clerk: the City received the request on Monday, October 5, 2026; under MCL 15.235(2)(d) the time to respond is extended by 10 business days "due to the voluminous nature of your request"; the City "will respond to your request on or before the 29th day of October, 2026", and that notice "will include the amount of the costs necessary to research, review and duplicate"
  35. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD Response received: FFP-2026-10-14-B, Granted
  36. Southfield PD From the agency Letter from the City Administrator on our second fee appeal on request 26-838, dated and received October 20, 2026 (two pages, a scan, on the request's portal page): "you have submitted a second appeal related to the fees. The city has already determined that it would reduce the fee and provide the amount."; "The revised total cost is $839.03 minus $20.00, for a total of $819.03"; the deposit needed before the search, location and examination "is $409.51"; six to eight weeks after the deposit, the time frame nonbinding
  37. Southfield PD From the agency Response letter on request 26-1080, dated and received October 20, 2026 (two pages, on the request's portal page with the records), the request "received on 9/29/2026" and quoted in full: "Your request for the following has been granted in part and denied in part"; the portion denied exempt under MCL 15.243(1)(n), "Records of law enforcement communication codes, or plans for deployment of law enforcement personnel and equipment", the items it covers not named; "The balance of responding to this request is $12.43 due to processing and providing granted public records.", by money order or cashier's check; an appeal to the City Administrator, or judicial review; signed by the Records Office Supervisor and approved by the City Clerk; the Chief of Police in the signature block
  38. Southfield PD From the agency The City's FOIA Fee Itemization Form for request 26-1080, released October 20, 2026 with the response letter (a workbook): redaction labor, 20 minutes at an hourly rate of $24.86 with the 1.5 fringe benefit multiplier, $12.43; no search, locating, media, copying or mailing charge entered; no waiver or reduction entered; "Total Due" $12.43

  1. Clinton Township PD From us Our email to the Township attorney, October 19, 2026, 8:06 pm, answering her email of 6:52 pm on the thread of the fee appeal of October 9: agreement to billing on actual time, with conditions (employee hours only, shown by task at the quarter-hour rate on the Township's fee sheets, without the unattended processing the Captain's memo describes; delivery to the folder offered October 7 or a single device collected in person; a check-in before either request passes two hours); the documents request to go forward if the $92.00 deposit paid under reservation covers both; the guidelines' identification required for any searching or examining charged; no ground of the appeal given up, the appeal to be withdrawn in writing once bills itemized on those terms are paid; the MCL 15.234(2) waiver asked of the attorney as FOIA Coordinator under Section 6 of the guidelines
  2. Wolverine Lake PD From us Our email to the Village Administrator/Clerk, October 19, 2026, 7:09 pm, answering his email of 1:58 pm: thanks
  3. Sylvan Lake PD From us Our email to the City Clerk/FOIA Coordinator, October 19, 2026, 7:08 pm, on the thread of her email of 2:49 pm: thanks for the quick response and the certificate
  4. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Township attorney, October 19, 2026, 6:52 pm, answering our message of 6:18 pm on the thread of the fee appeal of October 9: she writes that she and the Supervisor "did not receive it on time to have it on tonight's meeting so it will be considered received at the next meeting", and "To the extent you disagree, I am asserting the Township's right to an extension"; time spent under the estimate would be taken off the bill or refunded, the Act requiring an estimate first; the Township has a public interest waiver for items under a set amount of time, which she believes is 15 minutes and will confirm; our offer "seems significantly lower" than she envisioned, "something more in the middle"; she proposes using the deposit to begin processing and itemizing actual time, payable before release, and asks whether that works
  5. Clinton Township PD From us Our email to the Township attorney, October 19, 2026, 6:18 pm, on the thread of the fee appeal of October 9: the appeal and the Captain's memo point to revised estimates charging only actual employee time; comparable requests elsewhere; a public-interest waiver would resolve the appeal, and failing that, as an offer to settle without conceding any ground of the appeal, one hour of employee time per request at the Township's quarter-hour rate, $56.00 in all, with no device or mailing charge and the $92.00 deposit applied; revised fee notices at those figures would settle it and the appeal would be withdrawn in writing; the license plate column dropped from the exports; under MCL 15.240a(3) the Board is considered to have received the appeal at its October 19 meeting
  6. Oak Park Public Safety From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 19, 2026, 4:53 pm, on request 26-37: "Additional time is needed to fulfill your request."; "The City is extending the date to respond for no more than 10 business days, until October 28, 2026."
  7. Oak Park Public Safety From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 19, 2026, 4:52 pm, on request 26-38: "Additional time is needed to fulfill your request."; "The City is extending the date to respond for no more than 10 business days, until October 28, 2026."
  8. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our message on the City's records portal, October 19, 2026, 4:49 pm, on request 26-37: asks the status of the request, whose five-business-day response period ended October 14 with no response or extension notice received, as posted
  9. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our message on the City's records portal, October 19, 2026, 4:49 pm, on request 26-38: asks the status of the request, whose five-business-day response period ended October 14 with no response or extension notice received, as posted
  10. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From the agency The County's records portal's confirmation, October 19, 2026, 4:45 pm: record request 26-3625 "has been submitted successfully" (the light request filed on the portal at the Sheriff's Office FOIA Officer's instruction)
  11. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From us Our request WCSO-2026-10-19-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  12. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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
  13. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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"
  14. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From us Our reply to the Department Manager/FOIA Officer, October 19, 2026, 4:44 pm, on the thread of her email of 1:10 pm: thanks for the response; we will resubmit the request through the County's NextRequest portal
  15. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Township attorney, October 19, 2026, 4:30 pm, on the thread of the fee appeal of October 9: the appeal "is going to be placed on the next agenda", scheduled for November 9 because November 2 is the night before the election; in the interim counsel has authority to discuss a resolution and asks what fee the requester thinks is reasonable considering the time required to respond
  16. Birmingham PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 19, 2026, 3:42 pm, on request 26-909: the City "is extending the time to respond to your request by 10-business days, as permitted by MCL 15.235, section 5(2)(d)"; no date named
  17. Sylvan Lake PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of Sylvan Lake, October 19, 2026, 2:49 pm: "Please see the attached document regarding your recent FOIA request."
  18. Sylvan Lake PD From the agency Letter from the City Clerk of Sylvan Lake on request 26-28, dated and received October 19, 2026 (two pages, a scan, sent by email): the certificate under MCL 15.235(5)(b), "no public records exist as of October 19, 2026, under the name(s) set forth in your request as detailed above, nor under another name reasonably known to the City of Sylvan Lake"; the request quoted in full; the appeal and civil-action routes set out; the City's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines and Public Summary pointed to; no fee
  19. Wolverine Lake PD From the agency Email from the Village Administrator/Clerk, October 19, 2026, 1:58 pm, answering our note of 1:24 pm: "Here it is."
  20. Wolverine Lake PD From us Our email to the Village Administrator/Clerk, October 19, 2026, 1:24 pm, on the thread of the Village's response: thanks for the response and the fee waiver, and asks for a resend of the Village's current agreement with Flock Safety for three cameras, named in the response letter's list of attachments and not received
  21. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From the agency Email from the Department Manager/FOIA Officer of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, October 19, 2026, 1:10 pm: the Office has moved to a centralized online system and asks that all FOIA requests be submitted through the County's portal, waynecountymi.nextrequest.com; "We look forward to assisting you once your request has been formally submitted through this designated channel."
  22. Wolverine Lake PD From the agency Email from the Village Administrator/Clerk of Wolverine Lake, October 19, 2026, 12:51 pm: the Village's response letter attached, with no message beyond the signature block
  23. Wolverine Lake PD From the agency Response letter from the Village Administrator/Clerk of Wolverine Lake, dated October 19, 2026 (one page, a scan, sent by email that day): "Please be advised that your request is granted."; the records it lists as attached are a copy of the Village's current agreement with Flock Safety "for three (3) ALPR cameras", the relevant portion of the Council minutes of July 12, 2023, "when the purchase was approved", and a spreadsheet "detailing all invoices from and payments to Flock Safety" from July 1, 2023; "Given the nature of your request, any fee for providing these records is waived."
  24. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Denial letter from the Orchard Lake Police Department, dated and received October 19, 2026 (one page, sent by email): "Your request is Denied", no record exists to the best of the public body's knowledge, information and belief, "A thorough search was conducted, and no responsive records were located."; a written appeal to the head of the public body stating the word "Appeal", or a civil action, under section 10 of the Act; the Department's FOIA procedures pointed to; no fee
  25. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Email from the FOIA Coordinator of the Orchard Lake Police Department, October 19, 2026, 12:28 pm, sending the Department's response to the request: the City's request form as the Department filled it in, and a denial letter (each published separately)
  26. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Request for Public Record form of the City of Orchard Lake Village, filled in by the Orchard Lake Police Department for our request and sent October 19, 2026 (two pages; the second the form's text on the Act): the request described as agreements with, and payments to, any license plate reader vendor; the office-use block gives a filing date of October 16, 2026, a five-day due date of October 23, 2026, a disposition date of October 19, 2026 and no cost
  27. Oxford Township From the agency Email from the Clerk of the Charter Township of Oxford, October 19, 2026, 10:58 am: the Township "does not have any records of license plate reader vendor agreements and payments since January 1, 2020 on file"
  28. Southfield PD From us Our message on the records portal, October 19, 2026, 10:15 am, on request 26-838: the status inquiry emailed to the City Administrator that morning, copied to the thread for reference, as posted
  29. Southfield PD From us Our email to the City Administrator, October 19, 2026, 10:13 am, on the thread of our appeal of September 30 on request 26-838: asks whether a determination on the appeal has been issued and, if not, when to expect it; no determination and no extension notice had been received
  30. Walled Lake PD From us Our request WLK-2026-10-19-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  31. Walled Lake PD From us Our request WLK-2026-10-19-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  32. Inkster PD From us Our request INK-2026-10-19-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  33. Inkster PD From us Our request INK-2026-10-19-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  34. Warren PD From us Our message on the records portal, October 19, 2026, 9:48 am, on request 26-2915: a check-in asking for an estimated time for the records, as posted
  35. Gibraltar PD From the agency Email from the Records Clerk of the Gibraltar Police Department, October 19, 2026, 9:31 am: "Please see attached response regarding your FOIA request dated 10/16/2026."
  36. Gibraltar PD From the agency Response letter from the Gibraltar Police Department on request 26F-118, received October 19, 2026 (the City's Department of Public Safety letterhead; a one-page scan sent by email): the Department's form marked Denied, "Requested records do not exist. The City of Gibraltar does not have Flock cameras.", with the sentence that under section 10 of the Act the requester has "the right to appeal or to a judicial review of the denial"; the City's FOIA Policy and Guidelines and Public Summary are pointed to; no fee
  37. Springfield Township From the agency Email from the Township Clerk and FOIA Coordinator of Springfield Township, October 19, 2026, 9:19 am: "I certify that the requested records do not exist under the names or descriptions provided or another name reasonably known by the Township, therefore this request is denied." and that the Township "is not, nor has it been a party to any agreements with or made any payments to any license plate reader vendor"; the Township's Procedures and Public Summary are pointed to; the notice of the right to judicial review; no fee

  1. Village of New Haven From the agency Email from the Village Clerk of New Haven, October 18, 2026, 4:59 pm, on the request of October 15: "The Village of New Haven does not have a contract with Flock Safety." and "With this reply, your FOIA request has been fulfilled."
  2. Roseville PD From us Our request ROS-2026-10-18-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  3. Roseville PD From us Our request ROS-2026-10-18-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  4. Romulus PD From us Our request ROM-2026-10-18-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  5. Romulus PD From us Our request ROM-2026-10-18-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  6. Livonia PD From us Our request LIV-2026-10-18-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  7. Livonia PD From us Our request LIV-2026-10-18-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  8. Dearborn Heights PD From us Our request DHP-2026-10-18-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  9. Dearborn Heights PD From us Our request DHP-2026-10-18-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  10. Michigan State Police From us Our request MSP-2026-10-18-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  11. Michigan State Police From us Our request MSP-2026-10-18-A, Part A (documents), as filed

  1. Clawson PD From the agency Extension notice from the City of Clawson on request 26-206 (our documents request), dated October 15, 2026 and received by mail October 17, 2026, signed by the City Clerk: the City received the request on October 5, 2026; under MCL 15.235(2)(d) the time to respond is extended by 10 business days "due to the voluminous nature of your request"; the City "will respond to your request on or before the 29th day of October, 2026", and that notice "will include the amount of the costs necessary to research, review and duplicate"

  1. Rockwood PD From us Our reply to the Detective Sergeant, October 16, 2026, 8:11 pm: thanks; his voicemail noted; the confirmation was all that was needed
  2. Rockwood PD From the agency Email from a Detective Sergeant of the Rockwood Police Department, October 16, 2026, 7:50 pm, on the request sent to the City Clerk that morning: "Currently our department does not have any cameras or any agreements with any companies."
  3. City of the Village of Clarkston From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 16, 2026, 4:43 pm: thanks for confirming
  4. City of the Village of Clarkston From the agency 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 Coordinator
  5. Grosse Pointe Farms PD From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 16, 2026, 4:28 pm, the Director of Public Safety copied: thanks; we will wait to hear from the Public Safety Department
  6. Huntington Woods PD From us Our reply to the Executive Secretary, October 16, 2026, 4:27 pm: thanks for the quick reply
  7. Grosse Pointe Farms PD From the agency Email from the Assistant City Manager and City Clerk of Grosse Pointe Farms, October 16, 2026, 4:16 pm, the Director of Public Safety copied: "The public safety department will handle the FOIA"
  8. Huntington Woods PD From the agency Email from the Executive Secretary of the Huntington Woods Department of Public Safety, October 16, 2026, 4:15 pm: "Huntington Woods Public Safety has no license plate readers with any vendors."
  9. Grosse Pointe Farms PD From us Our request GPF-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  10. Northville PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of Northville, October 16, 2026, 3:03 pm, four minutes after the request: "The City of Northville has not had nor currently have a contract with any license plate reader vendors. Therefore, the City does not have any responsive information to provide."
  11. Northville PD From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 16, 2026, 3:03 pm: thanks for the quick reply
  12. Plymouth PD From us Our request PLC-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  13. Ecorse PD From us Our request ECP-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  14. Northville PD From us Our request NVP-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  15. River Rouge PD From us Our request RRP-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  16. Wayne County (Purchasing / Commission) From the agency Automatic reply from the Wayne County FOIA Office's address, October 16, 2026, 2:57 pm: new requests "should now be submitted through our NextRequest portal", and "requests submitted via email and U.S. postal mail will still be processed"
  17. Wayne County (Purchasing / Commission) From us Our request WCP-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  18. Northville Township PD From us Our request NTP-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  19. University of Michigan-Dearborn PD From us Our request UMD-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  20. Wayne County Community College District PD From us Our request WCCCD-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  21. Gibraltar PD From us Our request GIB-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  22. Lake Angelus PD From us Our reply to the Lieutenant, October 16, 2026, 2:48 pm, with the City Clerk, the Chief and the others on his message copied: thanks for the quick response and the certification
  23. Lake Angelus PD From the agency Email from a Lieutenant of the Lake Angelus Police Department, October 16, 2026, 2:46 pm: the Department "certifies that no public records responsive to your request exist under the name given in your request or under any other name reasonably known to the City"; "This response covers Police Department records only"; it states a right to a written appeal to the City Council through the City Clerk or to judicial review; no fee
  24. Fraser DPS From the agency Email from the Criminal Investigations Division Clerk of the Fraser Department of Public Safety, October 16, 2026, 1:11 pm, on both requests: "Per our phone conversation today, we are requesting a 10 day extension for both of your FOIA requests"; the extension "will give us until 10/28/26 to complete both of your requests"
  25. Clinton Township PD From us Our reply to the Records Clerk, October 16, 2026, 12:58 pm: understood; the attorney was copied on the last message, so it is not resent; anything further goes to her; thanks for the help
  26. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 16, 2026, 12:41 pm: at this point the matter should be addressed to the Township attorney, the Records Office being "the middleman"; "I will provide the data you requested when given the go ahead"
  27. Clinton Township PD From us Our reply to the Records Clerk, October 16, 2026, 12:15 pm, copying the Township attorney, on the Captain's memo: the memo's recommended review of the estimates is the review the appeal asked for; the license plate column of the exports request is not needed and may be dropped or blanked; the exports may come as they are produced, the smaller ones first, to the upload folder offered October 7 or by pickup
  28. Rockwood PD From us Our request RKW-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  29. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 16, 2026, 11:46 am, forwarding at our request the Captain's memo of October 13 on the fee appeal: the primary difficulty is "the process of generating, downloading, handling, and transferring the exported records"; the Department believes the circumstances "warrant consideration under MCL 15.234(3)" and recognizes that "the distinction between actual employee labor and periods of unattended computer processing must be considered when determining the final chargeable amount"; it "is prepared to review its estimates" and "recommends reviewing the itemized labor estimates to distinguish necessary employee activity from unattended processing time and to determine whether revised estimates are appropriate"
  30. Detroit Public Schools Community District Police From us Our request DPSCD-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  31. Wayne County Sheriff's Office From us Our request WCSO-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  32. Macomb Township From us Our reply to the Deputy Clerk, October 16, 2026, 11:41 am: thanks for confirming
  33. Macomb Community College DPS From us Our request MCC-2026-10-16-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  34. Macomb Township From the agency Email from the Macomb Township FOIA mailbox, October 16, 2026, 11:40 am, signed by the Deputy Clerk: "Macomb Township is not in possession of any responsive records per your request"
  35. Macomb Township From us Our reply to the Township FOIA mailbox, October 16, 2026, 11:37 am: the request is for records the Township itself holds, any agreement with or payment to a license plate reader vendor since January 1, 2020, including one made through another public body such as the County Sheriff; if it has none, a sentence saying so is all that is needed
  36. Clinton Township PD From us Our message to the Records Clerk, October 16, 2026, 11:28 am, copying the Township attorney: thanks; could the Records Office share a copy of the Captain's response to the Board regarding the fee appeal, before the Board meets
  37. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 16, 2026, 11:10 am, copying the Township attorney: the deposit check arrived, and "because you have appealed your request to the Board of Trustees, I am holding off doing anything with it at this time until the board has made their decision"; the Township attorney is working on it and the Captain has responded to the appeal
  38. Clinton Township PD From us Our message to the Records Clerk, October 16, 2026, 11:07 am, on the system exports request: whether the $92.00 deposit check mailed October 9 with the appeal letter has arrived, and whether the exports are being prepared or the Records Office is waiting for the Board's decision on the appeal
  39. Lake Orion PD From us Our reply to the Clerk Administrator, October 16, 2026, 10:34 am: thanks for the quick response
  40. Lake Orion PD From the agency Letter from the Clerk Administrator of the Lake Orion Police Department, October 16, 2026, sent by email at 9:21 am: after a search of Village records, the request "is denied, as no police reports or other responsive records exist within the Village's possession"; it states a right to a written appeal to the Village Council or to judicial review, and names a FOIA Appeal Form and the Village's FOIA Written Public Policy as enclosed

  1. City of Mount Clemens From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 15, 2026, 4:03 pm: thanks for the quick response
  2. City of Mount Clemens From the agency Letter from the City Clerk and FOIA Coordinator of Mount Clemens, October 15, 2026, sent by email at 3:47 pm: "This letter is to certify that the records you requested do not exist, therefore, your request is being denied", citing MCL 15.233(4) and (5); it states a right to a written appeal to the Mayor or to judicial review, and points to the FOIA guidelines on the City Clerk's web page
  3. Highland Township From us Our reply to the Township, October 15, 2026, 3:07 pm: thanks; this is all that was needed
  4. Highland Township From the agency Email from the Charter Township of Highland, October 15, 2026, 3:03 pm, replying for the Clerk's office: the request "is denied because I certify that public records do not exist under the description given or other names reasonably known to the Township" (citing MCL 15.235(4)(b)); it states a right to a written appeal to the Township Board of Trustees through the Township Clerk, or to judicial review, and links the Township's FOIA policy
  5. Pleasant Ridge PD From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 15, 2026, 2:55 pm: thanks for the quick response and the fee waiver
  6. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our note on the system exports request, October 15, 2026, 2:12 pm: the two requests are separate, one for documents and one for exports from the Flock account; the questions on both are in one message on the documents thread
  7. Harrison Township From the agency Denial form from the Charter Township of Harrison on request 2026-148, received October 15, 2026 as an email attachment: the Township's printout of our request with the Clerk's receipt stamp (received 10/15, due 10/23); the Denial Form with reason 2 checked, the record does not exist under the name given, described as "agreements, pymts to license plate reader vendor", the appeal route (the township board) stated, the notice-date line reading 9/29/26 (a template date), the FOIA Coordinator's signature on its line and the date line blank; and the Act's section 10 as printed on the form
  8. Harrison Township From the agency Email from the Deputy Clerk of the Charter Township of Harrison, October 15, 2026, 2:11 pm: "Please see the attached denial for the FOIA information you requested because the information does not exist"
  9. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our questions to the Assistant Corporation Counsel, October 15, 2026, 2:11 pm, on the fee statement and both responses: whether the $335.89 is the total estimate or a search charge; the deposit cap, due date and time frame; the rates and the search-labor finding; the itemization by item; what the Board meetings site holds and what it does not; item 3; the denied portion; the fee waiver; and that the system exports request is a separate request
  10. Pleasant Ridge PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk of Pleasant Ridge, October 15, 2026, 1:49 pm: "Your FOIA request response is attached." (the City's letter is published separately)
  11. Pleasant Ridge PD From the agency Response letter from the City Clerk and FOIA Coordinator of Pleasant Ridge, October 15, 2026: the City provides the records in its possession; the request "in part, seeks information which is not contained within an existing 'public record'" and the letter certifies that those records do not exist; the appeal route (the City Manager) stated; fees waived "as a courtesy"; the records attached, held for review
  12. Romeo PD From the agency Email from the Romeo Police Department, October 15, 2026, 1:18 pm, signed by the Chief of Police: the Department "is not equipped with any license plate readers in any of our police cars" and "does not own any license plate readers nor ever purchased any"
  13. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From the agency Email from the Assistant Corporation Counsel on the system exports request, October 15, 2026, 12:17 pm: "granted pending fees"; "This is duplicative as to the first request"; a fee statement attached under the same file name as the one sent on the documents request; an accurate fee statement is to be provided after payment, it says
  14. Center Line DPS From the agency Email from the Department of Public Safety's Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 12:08 pm, closing the thread: "Your welcome."
  15. Center Line DPS From us Our reply to the Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 12:06 pm: thanks; that is all that was needed
  16. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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
  17. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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
  18. Center Line DPS From the agency Email from the Department of Public Safety's Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 10:58 am: "After carefully looking into the records you are requesting, the City of Center Line does not use license plate readers or flock cameras, so we would not have any information at all to release to you regarding your request."
  19. Holly PD From us Our reply to the Deputy Finance Officer, October 15, 2026, 10:45 am: thanks for the quick reply
  20. Holly PD From the agency Email from the Village of Holly's Deputy Finance Officer, October 15, 2026, 10:42 am, copying the Clerk/Treasurer: the Village's response letter attached
  21. Holly PD From the agency Response letter from the Village of Holly's Clerk/Treasurer and FOIA Coordinator, received October 15, 2026: on inquiry, the Police Chief "has indicated that the Village of Holly does not have contracts with any provider of automated license plate readers or flock cameras", and the Village "has determined that there are no records responsive to your request"
  22. Ferndale PD From the agency Message closing request 26-668 on the City's records portal, October 15, 2026, 10:38 am: granted in part and denied in part; contracts and pricing, purchase orders, budgeting information and audits to be requested from City Hall; for retention and policy, the uploaded Article 93 and the State's GS11 schedule
  23. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From the agency Email and fee statement from the Assistant Corporation Counsel, October 15, 2026, 10:33 am: partially granted pending fees; items 1 and 2 pointed to the Board of Commissioners' meetings page, item 3 to Flock; the rest on a $335.89 fee statement
  24. Center Line DPS From us Our reply to the Department of Public Safety's Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 10:26 am: no cap set ahead of time; asks for an itemized estimate before any chargeable work starts
  25. Macomb Township From the agency Email from the Township's FOIA mailbox, signed by the Deputy Clerk, October 15, 2026, 10:23 am: the Township is a general law township whose roadways are under the jurisdiction of the County or the State; contact Macomb County or the State of Michigan for the records
  26. Brandon Township From the agency Email and letter from the Deputy Supervisor, October 15, 2026, 10:21 am: the Township has never installed or operated license plate reader devices, has no agreements with any company for them, and has no records of the kind requested
  27. Brandon Township From us Our message to the Township, October 15, 2026, 10:14 am, after its phone call that morning: the certificate the request asks for is a statement that no such records exist, and the plainer sentence later requests will use instead
  28. Center Line DPS From the agency Email from the Department of Public Safety's Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 10:13 am: "This will be labor intensive, do you have a cap on that?"
  29. Center Line DPS From us Our reply to the Department of Public Safety, October 15, 2026, 10:06 am: thanks, and an offer to discuss any part of the request that looks especially labor intensive
  30. City of the Village of Clarkston From us 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
  31. Center Line DPS From the agency Email from the Department of Public Safety's Executive Assistant, October 15, 2026, 9:58 am: "Your request was received, once I look into this, a cost summary will be sent over for payment, I will get this over to you as soon as I can."
  32. Romeo PD From us Our request RMP-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  33. Village of New Haven From us Our request NHV-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  34. Harrison Township From us Our request HRT-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  35. Macomb Township From us Our request MCT-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  36. Center Line DPS From us Our request CLDPS-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  37. City of the Village of Clarkston From the agency 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."
  38. Lenox Township From us Our request LNT-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  39. City of Mount Clemens From us Our request MTC-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  40. Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police From us Our request HCMA-2026-10-15-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  41. Village of Ortonville From us Our thanks to the Village Clerk, October 15, 2026, 9:21 am, for the quick response
  42. Novi PD From us Our reply on the documents request, October 15, 2026, 9:19 am, to the Police Clerk's message of 8:27 am: asks whether the Department has both requests of October 4 on file, with the memo's extension covering both, or only the exports request
  43. Orchard Lake PD From the agency Email from the City Clerk/Treasurer, October 15, 2026, 9:14 am: "We have received your FOIA request and forwarded it to the Police Department for processing."
  44. Village of Ortonville From the agency Email from the Village Clerk, October 15, 2026, 8:36 am, sending the Village's response letter: "Please refer to the attached letter for the Village's formal response and certificate of nonexistence of responsive records."
  45. Village of Ortonville From the agency Response and certificate of nonexistence of records from the Village of Ortonville, dated October 15, 2026, signed by the Village Clerk: the Village "does not have any responsive records concerning the use, procurement, or acquisition of automated license plate reader technology" and certifies under MCL 15.235(5)(b) that the records requested do not exist; no fee; the appeal route is stated
  46. Novi PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Police Clerk on the documents request, October 15, 2026, 8:27 am, answering our status message of October 14: "The extension is for this email thread. The ten-day extension could take longer but I am not required to send another extension. I do not have a request for the 5th." It asks that requests be submitted through the City's online records request page.
  47. Detroit Police Department From the agency Extension letter from the Law Department's FOIA Section on request 26DPD-07262 (the documents request), received October 15, 2026 as an email attachment, undated: the request received September 30; the response deadline extended by ten business days because of "the nature and the scope of your request" and the City's volume of requests; the City will grant, deny or grant in part "within 15 business days of receipt"
  48. Detroit Police Department From the agency Extension letter from the Law Department's FOIA Section on request 26DPD-07263 (the system exports request), received October 15, 2026 as an email attachment, undated: the request received September 30; the response deadline extended by ten business days because of "the nature and the scope of your request" and the City's volume of requests; the City will grant, deny or grant in part "within 15 business days of receipt"

  1. Pleasant Ridge PD From us Our request PRP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  2. Oakland Community College DPS From us Our request OCC-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  3. Huntington Woods PD From us Our request HWP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  4. Rochester PD From us Our request RCP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  5. Oxford Township From us Our request OXT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  6. Lake Orion PD From us Our request LOP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  7. Holly PD From us Our request HOL-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  8. Sylvan Lake PD From us Our request SLP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  9. Oxford PD From us Our request OXV-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  10. Lake Angelus PD From us Our request LAP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  11. Highland Township From us Our request HLT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  12. Brandon Township From us Our request BRT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  13. Village of Ortonville From us Our request ORT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  14. Springfield Township From us Our request SPT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  15. Orchard Lake PD From us Our request OLP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  16. Keego Harbor PD From us Our request KHP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  17. City of the Village of Clarkston From us Our request CLKS-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  18. Berkley DPS From us Our request BKDPS-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  19. Wolverine Lake PD From us Our request WLP-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  20. Oakland University PD From us Our request OUPD-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  21. City of Rochester Hills From us Our request RHC-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  22. Warren PD From the agency Second message from the Police Department's Records Division on the exports request's portal page, October 14, 2026, 3:37 pm: "The technology division is diligently working on preparing your documents for release. We will keep you advised."
  23. Melvindale PD From the agency Extension letter from the Office of the City Clerk on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 3:15 pm, business day 5, in the body of a reply on the request's thread: "the City of Melvindale is hereby issuing a notice extending in time for not more than ten (10) business days the period which it may respond to the request as provided by the Freedom of Information Act"; it names no response date and gives the request as received October 7, 2026
  24. Melvindale PD From the agency Extension letter from the Office of the City Clerk on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 3:14 pm, business day 5, in the body of a reply on the request's thread: "the City of Melvindale is hereby issuing a notice extending in time for not more than ten (10) business days the period which it may respond to the request as provided by the Freedom of Information Act"; it names no response date and gives the request as received October 7, 2026
  25. Addison Township From us Our request ADT-2026-10-14-L, Part L (vendor agreements and payments), as filed
  26. City of Pontiac From us Our request PON-2026-10-14-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  27. Wayne State University PD From the agency Extension notice from the University's FOIA Coordinator on the University's Request 1, read as the documents request by the order the two were sent, October 14, 2026, 1:08 pm, business day 5, under section 5(2) of the Act: "This letter provides you with notice of such an extension, which is required to prepare a proper response. The extended period ends October 28, 2026."
  28. Wayne State University PD From the agency Extension notice from the University's FOIA Coordinator on the University's Request 2, read as the system exports request by the order the two were sent, October 14, 2026, 1:07 pm, business day 5, under section 5(2) of the Act: "This letter provides you with notice of such an extension, which is required to prepare a proper response. The extended period ends October 28, 2026."
  29. Eastpointe PD From us Our reply on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 12:59 pm, to the Records Bureau's message of 12:14 pm: thanks for the quick reply; treating the quoted request as received that day is fine with us
  30. Eastpointe PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Bureau on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 12:14 pm, answering our status message of that morning: the Department received one request by email on October 5 and answered it, found no other after checking its spam folders, and will review the request quoted under our message as received October 14 and respond within the required time.
  31. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our request FFP-2026-10-14-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  32. Warren PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's Records Division on the exports request's portal page, October 14, 2026, 11:07 am, answering our follow-up of October 13: "Thank you for your patience. We will try to have your records released by end of day today (October 14, 2026)."
  33. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our request FFP-2026-10-14-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  34. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our message on the system exports thread, October 14, 2026, 10:55 am, to the Chief of Police, the Village Administrator, the Village Clerk and the Department's records mailbox: both requests will be resubmitted as new threads to the group and the one on this thread is to be disregarded; the request language has changed since October 4, among other things asking that license plate columns be removed; the two requests are distinct, one for contracts and documents and one for audit exports from the Flock system; an offer to discuss in person or by phone; the requests, the responses and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  35. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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."
  36. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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."
  37. Novi PD From us Our message on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 10:35 am, to the Police Records mailbox and the City's FOIA mailbox: asks whether the Police Department's memo of October 9 on the exports request, which names no request number, covers the documents request as well, and if not its status, the five-business-day period having ended October 12 with no response or extension notice on it; the requests, the responses and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details left out
  38. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From the agency 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."
  39. Detroit Police Department From us Our second status message on both requests, October 14, 2026, 10:21 am, to the Police Department's FOIA mailbox and the City's FOIA mailbox: the requests of September 29 were received September 30 and the five-business-day period ended October 7; the note of October 8 drew no reply, reference number or extension notice; asks for the reference numbers and the status; under MCL 15.235(3) a failure to respond to a request made by electronic mail that carries FOIA in its subject line is the public body's final determination to deny it; if nothing is heard by October 20 both requests will be treated as denied and appealed; the requests, the responses and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  40. Eastpointe PD From us Our message on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 10:15 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  41. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our message on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 10:13 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  42. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our message on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:13 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  43. Clawson PD From us Our message on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 10:09 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  44. Clawson PD From us Our message on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:09 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  45. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our message on the documents request, October 14, 2026, 10:08 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  46. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our message on the system exports request, October 14, 2026, 10:08 am: the five-business-day period ended October 12 with no response or extension notice; asks the status and offers to resend; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted
  47. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Email from the Records Management Analyst on the exports request, October 14, 2026, 8:56 am, answering our narrowing of October 13: the request will be passed to the Detective Bureau to check that the release "would not interfere with any investigations"; "For now, this FOIA is granted in part and denied in part"; the office is compiling the records and separating exempt from non-exempt information; the records are expected "by October 23, 2026", a time frame "non-binding but provided in good faith"

  1. Plymouth Township PD From us Our reply on the fee-estimate thread, October 13, 2026, 5:34 pm: asks that the license plate columns be removed entirely and the other columns, filters included, left intact; case numbers may be removed, though masked ("***") is preferred so that how many searches had one can be measured; the request, the responses and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted, with the data and analysis results
  2. West Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Extension letter on both requests from the Department's Records Section, dated October 13, 2026 ("RE: 10 Day Extension to respond to your FOIA requests."): the requests, which the letter counts as received on October 7, 2026, "will require extra time to complete"; under MCL 15.235(2)(d) the Department "will respond to your request on or before the 27th day of October 2026"; the Township's Public Summary and Procedures and Guidelines are on its website; the appeal and judicial-review paragraphs follow
  3. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Management Analyst, October 13, 2026, 4:16 pm, on the exports request (W006214-100726): the request "has generated a rather high estimated cost", item 1 (the search audit) being the most time-consuming, since "each search of the ALPR systems would need to be checked" under MCL 15.243(1)(b), cited as "MCL 15.243, Sec. 13(1)(b)"; the estimate "comes out to $1819.30", with a 50% deposit; or "we can mass redact the records under the above subsection", for a fee she anticipates "under $100"
  4. Plymouth Township PD From the agency FOIA Fee Estimate of the Police Department, dated October 13, 2026, attached to the Records Management Analyst's email of 4:16 pm on the exports request (FOIA file number W006214-100726): one line, 230 units of "Time in 15-minute Increments" at $7.91, total $1,819.30; deposit $909.65; "This is only an estimate. Please only pay the deposit."
  5. Hamtramck PD From the agency Extension letter on the system exports request, dated October 13, 2026, from the Deputy City Clerk on behalf of the FOIA Coordinator: the request "was received by the City of Hamtramck on October 7, 2026"; "the City is extending the time to respond to your request for an additional period not to exceed ten (10) business days" under MCL 15.235(2)(d), cited as "Sec. 5(2)(d)", "due to the time required to locate, review and evaluate records responsive to your request"; "the City will issue a response on or before October 28, 2026"
  6. Hamtramck PD From the agency Extension letter on the documents request, dated October 13, 2026, from the Deputy City Clerk on behalf of the FOIA Coordinator: the request "was received by the City of Hamtramck on October 7, 2026"; "the City is extending the time to respond to your request for an additional period not to exceed ten (10) business days" under MCL 15.235(2)(d), cited as "Sec. 5(2)(d)", "due to the time required to locate, review and evaluate records responsive to your request"; "the City will issue a response on or before October 28, 2026"
  7. City of Pontiac From us Our reply on the response thread, October 13, 2026, 1:23 pm: thanks for the response and the eleven files, downloaded that day; the request, the response and the correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted, and the Clerk's office will receive a draft of anything written about the records before it is published
  8. City of Pontiac From the agency Response letter from the Chief Assistant Clerk and FOIA Coordinator, dated October 13, 2026, sent by email at 1:02 pm on request 26-379: "Your request has been granted."; it gives the City's summary of the request ("contracts & pricing, procurement & approval, policy, data sharing, camera inventory, retention & transparency portal and audits") and names no fee; the email carried a link to a zip file of the records
  9. Birmingham PD From us Our message on the exports request, October 13, 2026, 12:36 pm, answering the Office of the FOIA Coordinator: we will resubmit the request on the City's portal that day; the original request went to the City's FOIA address on October 4 at 5:50 pm and is attached for the record
  10. Birmingham PD From us Our request BP-2026-10-13-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  11. Birmingham PD From the agency Message from the City's Office of the FOIA Coordinator on the exports request, October 13, 2026, 12:16 pm, answering our message of 9:41 am: "The email that was forwarded did not actually contain any request information to verify for."; "If you are unable to find the request, please resubmit the request directly through the NextRequest portal as a new request for the fastest processing."
  12. Warren PD From us Our note on the records portal, October 13, 2026, 9:53 am, on request 26-2915: the Records Division's message of October 6 said the records would follow within one to two business days of payment, which was made October 8; asks when to expect them, as posted
  13. Birmingham PD From us Our message on the exports request, October 13, 2026, 9:41 am: the documents request appears on the City's NextRequest portal as 26-879 and this request has no thread there; asks whether this request was received and entered, and notes that the requests, responses and correspondence will be published with personal contact details omitted

  1. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Extension notice from the Police Department's Records Management Analyst, sent through the Township's FOIA Center, October 12, 2026, 9:51 am, on the documents request (W006212-100726): "We are extending the date to respond to your FOIA request for no more than 10 business days, until October 28, 2026."; "The estimated time frame to provide records is by October 23, 2026. The time frame estimate is nonbinding upon the township, but the township is providing the estimate in good faith."
  2. Birmingham PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 12, 2026, 7:20 am, on request 26-879: the City "is extending the time to respond to your request by 10-business days, as permitted by MCL 15.235, section 5(2)(d)"; no date named

  1. Novi PD From the agency Memo from the Records Specialist of the City of Novi Police & Fire Department, dated October 9, 2026, sent by email at 2:52 pm on the exports request's thread: "Your FOIA request has been approved per the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. Although, 10-day extension will be required for this request."; no date named
  2. Novi PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's Police Clerk, October 9, 2026, 2:52 pm, on the exports request, with the memo attached: "Please see attached memo."
  3. Clinton Township PD From us Our appeal of the fees and deposits on both requests (documents, CTP-2026-10-06-A; system exports, CTP-2026-10-06-B), on the notices of October 7, 2026, to the Township Board through the office of the Township Clerk, with copies to the Township Supervisor, the Police Department's Records Office and the Township's FOIA address, as sent, paying the exports request's deposit under reservation; enclosed: the Township's two fee notices with their cost sheets and two of the Records Office's emails of October 7 with the messages they quote
  4. Troy PD From us Our message on the request's portal thread, October 9, 2026, 9:39 am: a copy of our appeal of the same morning to the City Manager, as posted, with a one-line preface naming the recipients and the time it was sent
  5. Troy PD From us Our appeal of the fee and deposit, and of the denial of item 4, on request 26-999, on the notice of October 7, 2026, to the City Manager, with a copy to the City Clerk as FOIA Coordinator, as sent; enclosed: the Department's notice, its cost itemization form and its item-by-item answer, the request as filed, and Flock Safety's guide for open-records requests

  1. Warren PD From us Our second note on the records portal, October 8, 2026, 7:38 pm, on request 26-2915: the receipt's FOIA Number field reads 26-999 by mistake; the $75.00 payment and its confirmation number are for this request, as posted
  2. Warren PD From us Our note on the records portal, October 8, 2026, 7:05 pm, on request 26-2915: the fee appeal withdrawn and the $75.00 fee paid in full, as posted
  3. Warren PD From us Our letter to the FOIA Appeals Committee, October 8, 2026, 7:04 pm, on the thread of our appeal on request 26-2915: the appeal of October 6 withdrawn in full; the $75.00 fee paid in full
  4. Warren PD Fee paid: $75.00, 26-2915
  5. Westland PD From the agency Extension notice by letter, dated October 8, 2026, sent by email at 5:00 pm, on FOIA Request # 10847: the time to respond extended "by ten (10) business days, as permitted under MCL 15.235, section 5(2)(d)"; "Therefore, a written notice will be issued to you on or before 10/26/2026."
  6. Westland PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's Records unit, October 8, 2026, 5:00 pm, on the exports request, subject "FOIA 10847 FLOCK", with the extension notice attached: "Please see attachment for 10 day extension."
  7. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Extension notice from the Police Department on the documents request, Reference Number 1384-F-26, dated October 8, 2026: the period to respond extended "by ten business days" under MCL 15.235(2)(d); "Accordingly, the period of time this public body may respond to your request shall be on or before Thursday, October 22, 2026."; with the Department's printout of our request (3 pages)
  8. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 8, 2026, 3:40 pm, on the documents request, subject "FOIA No. 1384-F-26", with the extension notice attached: "Please see the attached document related to your FOIA request received on September 30, 2026"
  9. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Extension notice from the Police Department on the exports request, Reference Number 1383-F-26, dated October 8, 2026: the period to respond extended "by ten business days" under MCL 15.235(2)(d); "Accordingly, the period of time this public body may respond to your request shall be on or before Thursday, October 22, 2026."; with the Department's printout of our request (3 pages)
  10. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 8, 2026, 3:39 pm, on the exports request, subject "FOIA No. 1383-F-26", with the extension notice attached: "Please see the attached document related to your FOIA Request received September 30, 2026"
  11. Farmington Hills PD From us Our message on the exports thread, October 8, 2026, 10:20 am, answering the Coordinator's messages on both requests: thanks for the quick reply; we will look for the responses later today
  12. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 8, 2026, 10:12 am, on the exports request, answering our status message with the same text as on the documents request: received September 30, responding by the end of October 8; the text of MCL 15.235(1) and (2) follows
  13. Farmington Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Unit Coordinator, October 8, 2026, 10:11 am, on the documents request, answering our status message: "We received your request electronically on Wednesday, September 30, 2026- as your request was sent at 9:40 pm on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 after our regular business hours. We have until the end of the day today to respond."; the text of MCL 15.235(1) and (2) follows
  14. Westland PD From us Our message on the exports request, October 8, 2026, 10:08 am: thanks for the extension notice of October 6 on the documents request; on this request the five-business-day period ended October 7 with no response or extension notice; asks the status, and notes that the requests, responses and correspondence are published with personal contact details omitted
  15. Detroit Police Department From us Our message to the Police Department's FOIA address, October 8, 2026, 10:06 am, on both requests (documents and system exports, submitted through the Department's form September 29): the five-business-day period ended October 7 with no response, reference number or extension notice; asks the status of each, offers to resend by email, and notes that the requests, responses and correspondence are published with personal contact details left out
  16. Farmington Hills PD From us Our message on the system exports request, October 8, 2026, 10:03 am: the five-business-day period ended October 7 with no response or extension notice; asks the status, offers to resend, and notes that the requests, responses and correspondence are published with personal contact details left out
  17. Farmington Hills PD From us Our message on the documents request, October 8, 2026, 10:02 am: the five-business-day period ended October 7 with no response or extension notice; asks the status, offers to resend, and notes that the requests, responses and correspondence are published with personal contact details left out
  18. Warren PD Appeal: Withdrawn by us

  1. Troy PD From us Our message on the request's portal thread, October 7, 2026, 5:42 pm: asks the Records Section to confirm that the estimate of $29,246.72, with 17,527 minutes of labor on the cost form, is not in error
  2. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Extension notice from the Sheriff's Office, October 7, 2026, 5:12 pm, on the documents request: "in order to determine the extent of responsive information, inquiry must be made within this office and relevant files must be searched"; the County "is extending, for not more than ten (10) business days, the period within which it will respond"; "A further response to this request will be made by 10/21/2026"
  3. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From the agency Extension notice from the Sheriff's Office, October 7, 2026, 5:12 pm, on the exports request: "in order to determine the extent of responsive information, inquiry must be made within this office and relevant files must be searched"; the County "is extending, for not more than ten (10) business days, the period within which it will respond"; "A further response to this request will be made by 10/21/2026"
  4. Troy PD From the agency Notice on request 26-999 on the City's records portal, October 7, 2026, 3:04 pm, with the deposit invoice: the request "will be granted as to existing, non-exempt records in the possession of the Troy Police Department that fall within the scope of your request"; the Department "estimates a total FOIA processing fee of $29,246.72"; a deposit of $14,623.00 "(half of the estimated cost)" by 11/23/2026; "a processing time of 60 business days after receipt of payment"
  5. Troy PD From the agency The Department's FOIA Detailed Cost Itemization form for request 26-999, dated 10/7/26, released on the portal October 7, 2026, 3:01 pm (7 pages): line 2, labor cost to locate, 17,527 minutes, 1,168 increments at $25.04 ("Hourly Wage with Fringe Benefit Cost: $100.17", multiplier 40%), $29,246.72, the unreasonably-high-cost line reading "this is more than the usual amount."; every other line blank; subtotal $29,246.72; time frame "60 days from deposit reciept"; deposit 50%, $14,623.00
  6. Troy PD From the agency The Police Department Records Section's answer to each item of request 26-999, released on the portal October 7, 2026, 3:01 pm: items 1, 2 and 5 (search audit, network audit, alerts), "See attached invoice for a Good Faith Deposit if you still want this item."; item 3 (sharing), "Available on the transparency portal" with its address; item 4 (event logs), "There is no public record that exists in the format requested", citing MCL 15.233(5) and 15.233(4); item 6 (user list), "Document attached."
  7. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Acknowledgment from the Township's FOIA Center, October 7, 2026, 2:38 pm, on the exports request: "Your request was received in this office on 10/7/2026 and given the reference number W006214-100726 for tracking purposes."
  8. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 7, 2026, 2:07 pm, on the documents thread, answering our message of 2:00 pm on both estimates: "I can't break it down because the information is in a cluster of other information that goes with it."; the charge is by the quarter hour; the Captain puts the work at two days, 16 hours, 64 quarter hours; on the exports estimate, "the one for $92 is correct" and "You can ignore the one for $113."; "I cannot deliver by e-mail." and "My e-mail isn't large enough so it gets delivered by mail or you can come down and pick it up."
  9. Clinton Township PD From us Our message on the documents thread, October 7, 2026, 2:00 pm, answering the fee estimates on both requests: asks for the labor broken out by item, for the storage-device and mailing lines to come off since electronic delivery was stipulated, for the unreasonably high cost the Act requires to be identified, and which of the two exports cost sheets is the estimate
  10. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 7, 2026, 1:27 pm, on the exports request: "See attached Good Faith Estimate."
  11. Clinton Township PD From the agency Fee notice on the exports request, dated October 7, 2026, from the Police Department's Records Clerk, with two estimated cost sheets: the request "is granted to existing non-exempt records in the possession of the Charter Township of Clinton Police Department that fall within the scope of your request"; the Records Office "estimates a processing fee of $113.00"; "You may pay the deposit of $113.00 by check or cash only"; the deposit to be received by December 14, 2026; the first sheet: 24 quarter hours of labor at $7.00 ($168.00), a 32GB media storage device ($7.50) and mailing ($9.00), grand total $184.50, deposit $92; the second sheet: 30 quarter hours ($210.00), the same device and mailing, grand total $226.50, deposit $113 (4 pages)
  12. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 7, 2026, 1:17 pm, on the documents request: "Please see attached Good Faith Estimate regarding your first FOIA request."; "We need at least 50% up front in order to process."; "This is a very time-consuming process and so far costing about two days of time (billed at the lowest-paid hourly employee's wage)."; "We accept cash or check only."
  13. Clinton Township PD From the agency Fee notice on the documents request, dated October 7, 2026, from the Police Department's Records Clerk, with the Department's estimated cost sheet: the request "is granted to existing non-exempt records in the possession of the Charter Township of Clinton Police Department that fall within the scope of your request"; the Records Office "estimates a processing fee of $232.00"; "You may pay the deposit of $232.00 by check or cash only"; the deposit to be received "within 45 business days after the statutorily-determined receipt of this notice, which is December 14, 2026"; the sheet: 64 quarter hours of labor at $7.00 ($448.00), a 32GB media storage device ($7.50) and mailing ($9.00), grand total $464.50, deposit $232 (3 pages)
  14. Auburn Hills PD From us Our message on the exports request, October 7, 2026: thanks for the answers of October 5 and 6, the Request A records and the explanation of the overlaps and the disc; the request text has been tightened to reduce the overlap
  15. Plymouth Township PD From the agency Acknowledgment from the Township's FOIA Center, October 7, 2026, 10:56 am, on the documents request: "Your request was received in this office on 10/7/2026 and given the reference number W006212-100726 for tracking purposes."
  16. Warren PD From us Our note on the records portal, October 7, 2026, 10:30 am, on request 26-2915: the same offer as our letter to the FOIA Appeals Committee that morning, as posted
  17. Warren PD From us Our letter to the FOIA Appeals Committee, October 7, 2026, 10:29 am, on the thread of our appeal on request 26-2915: an offer to withdraw the appeal in writing and pay the fee if a revised Cost Itemization supplies what the appeal says is missing without raising the fee, or if the waiver is granted; the appeal stands until then
  18. Clinton Township PD From us Our reply on the documents request, October 7, 2026: asks for an itemized estimate before the work is done, so the request can be narrowed if the cost is high on certain items
  19. Shelby Township PD From the agency Extension notice by email from the Police Department's Records Clerk, October 7, 2026, 9:38 am, on the documents request: "we are extending by 10 business days (October 27, 2026 - 15 total business days)"; "This will allow necessary time for compilation and review of the requested records"
  20. Shelby Township PD From the agency Extension notice by email from the Police Department's Records Clerk, October 7, 2026, 9:38 am, on the exports request: "we are extending by 10 business days (October 27, 2026 - 15 total business days)"; "This will allow necessary time for compilation and review of the requested records"
  21. Ferndale PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 7, 2026, 8:22 am, on request 26-668: the time to respond extended by 10 business days "in order to have sufficient time to review documents and respond to your request"; "The City will respond to your request by 21 October 2026"
  22. Clinton Township PD From the agency Email from the Police Department's Records Office, October 7, 2026, 8:11 am, on the documents request: "I won't be waiving the fees for this." and "I will send you a bill once the captain has completed this on his end."
  23. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's records portal, October 7, 2026, 7:45 am: "The due date for record request #26-2230 has been changed to:" October 22, 2026
  24. Sterling Heights PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's records portal, October 7, 2026, 7:45 am: "The due date for record request #26-2231 has been changed to:" October 22, 2026

  1. Wayne State University PD From us Our request WSU-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  2. Wayne State University PD From us Our request WSU-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  3. Fraser DPS From us Our request FDPS-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  4. Fraser DPS From us Our request FDPS-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  5. Dearborn PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026, 5:22 pm: the Police Department "will be utilizing the 10 day extension to process this FOIA request as permitted by MCL 15.235(2)(d)"; no date named
  6. Melvindale PD From us Our request MEL-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  7. Dearborn PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026, 5:21 pm: the Police Department "will be utilizing the 10 day extension to process this FOIA request as permitted by MCL 15.235(2)(d)"; no date named
  8. Melvindale PD From us Our request MEL-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  9. Plymouth Township PD From us Our request PTP-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  10. Plymouth Township PD From us Our request PTP-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  11. Hamtramck PD From us Our request HAM-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  12. Hamtramck PD From us Our request HAM-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  13. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our request OPPS-2026-10-06-B filed again on the City's records portal as request 26-38, October 6, 2026, with a note on the email and the automatic reply, as submitted
  14. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our request OPPS-2026-10-06-A filed again on the City's records portal as request 26-37, October 6, 2026, with a note on the email and the automatic reply, as submitted
  15. Westland PD From the agency Extension notice by email, October 6, 2026, 4:52 pm, on the City's FOIA Request #2026-402-PD/IT: the date to respond extended "for no more than 10 business days, ending October 20, 2026"; "This extension is due to the large amount of records you are seeking, and the associated search time required for each item."
  16. Clinton Township PD From us Our request CTP-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  17. Clinton Township PD From us Our request CTP-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  18. Oak Park Public Safety From the agency Automatic reply from the City's FOIA Coordinator address, October 6, 2026, 4:47 pm: "This email is no longer being used for FOIA Requests"; it points to the City's FOIA page
  19. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our request OPPS-2026-10-06-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  20. Oak Park Public Safety From us Our request OPPS-2026-10-06-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  21. Warren PD From us Our message on the request's portal thread, October 6, 2026, 1:24 pm: notice that the fee and deposit are appealed to the FOIA Appeals Committee, with a copy of the appeal, as posted
  22. Warren PD From us Our appeal of the fee and the deposit on request 26-2915, to the FOIA Appeals Committee, as sent
  23. Eastpointe PD From us Our appeal of the denial of October 6, 2026, to the Mayor as head of the public body, filed with the City Clerk, with a copy to the City Manager's Office, as sent
  24. Warren PD From the agency Cost Itemization ("FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST INVOICE"), dated 10/06/26: $75.00, all of it locating labor (four 15-minute increments at $18.75, the sheet's $75.00-an-hour rate); redaction and duplication $0.00; deposit required $37.00, balance $38.00; "Date Request Received: 09/29/26"
  25. Warren PD From the agency Response on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026, 11:34 am: the request "is granted to the extent records exist, are public records, can be identified, and are not exempt from disclosure"; six grounds for redaction listed; payment of the Cost Itemization's total or its 50% deposit asked before preparation; the note that the fees "were substantiated via the following factors" lists none
  26. Warren PD From the agency Messages on request 26-2914 on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026, 11:23 am: the request "is granted to the extent that records exist, are public records, can be identified, and are not exempt from disclosure"; "A 10-day extension has been applied to your request"; the portal's notice that the due date "has been changed to: October 22, 2026"
  27. Eastpointe PD From the agency Letter from the Records Bureau, dated October 6, 2026, denying the exports request: "At this time your request is denied. We are not the keeper of the requested records. That information is generated in a database directly with FLOCK Safety."; cites MCL 15.233(4) and (5); names the City Manager's Office for an appeal (3 pages)
  28. Eastpointe PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's Records Bureau on the exports request, October 6, 2026, 10:32 am: "Please see attached the correspondence to your FOIA request."
  29. Royal Oak PD From the agency Extension letter on both requests, FOIA #765 and #766, dated October 6, 2026: "The responses will be combined as to not cause undue burden to the City of Royal Oak while processing public records requests"; the time to respond extended by ten business days "In order to determine the extent of responsive information"; "a written notice will be issued to you on or before October 21, 2026"
  30. Royal Oak PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's FOIA Coordinator on the exports request, October 6, 2026, 10:27 am: "Please see the attached letter in response to your request for public records."
  31. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Records Clerk on the exports request, October 6, 2026, 9:38 am: the payment received; the files being mailed on a DVD-RW disc by USPS Certified Mail, as CSV "with the exception of the Hot List Alert Summary which had to be printed and scanned back in as a PDF"; the license plate and phone number columns "were removed from the CSV files"; the City is "under the impression that the audit export tool will accept dates back to the beginning of our use of the system"
  32. Shelby Township PD From the agency Message from the Records Clerk on the documents request, October 6, 2026, 9:34 am, answering our reply: "Sorry about that, I see the address now."
  33. Shelby Township PD From us Our reply on the system exports request, October 6, 2026: each request carried the name, address and contact information MCL 15.233(1) requires; no ID will be sent; asks that both be processed as received October 5
  34. Shelby Township PD From us Our reply on the documents request, October 6, 2026: each request carried the name, address and contact information MCL 15.233(1) requires; no ID will be sent; asks that both be processed as received October 5
  35. Waterford Township PD From the agency Extension letter on the system exports request, dated October 6, 2026: "Pursuant to MCL 15.235 (2) (d), the Waterford Police Department is issuing notice for an extension to respond to your request for not more than 10 business days beginning October 6, 2026"; it names no response date and gives the request as "received on September 29, 2026"
  36. Waterford Township PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's records staff on the system exports request, October 6, 2026: "Attached is your FOIA request and extension letter."
  37. Waterford Township PD From the agency Extension letter on the documents request, dated October 6, 2026: "Pursuant to MCL 15.235 (2) (d), the Waterford Police Department is issuing notice for an extension to respond to your request for not more than 10 business days beginning October 6, 2026"; it names no response date and gives the request as "received on September 29, 2026"
  38. Waterford Township PD From the agency Message from the Police Department's records staff on the documents request, October 6, 2026: "Attached is your FOIA request and extension letter."
  39. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Records Clerk, October 6, 2026, 8:37 am: "This is e-mail 2 of 2", with the rest of the records attached
  40. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Message from the Police Records Clerk, October 6, 2026, 8:36 am, "e-mail 1 of 2": the payment received, "the receipt attached and the beginning of the documents"; items 1 and 2 "had account and document numbers that are considered non-public"; for item 7, "we hereby certify via this e-mail, pursuant to MCL 15.235(5)(b), that the public record does exist not under the name given by the requester or by another name reasonably known to the public body"; asks that the documents of both requests be evaluated together
  41. Shelby Township PD From the agency Message from the Records Clerk on the documents request, October 6, 2026, 8:11 am: asks for an address and "a copy of your ID for address verification"; "A request that does not contain this information is denied as invalid."
  42. Shelby Township PD From the agency Message from the Records Clerk on the system exports request, October 6, 2026, 8:11 am: asks for an address and "a copy of your ID for address verification"; "A request that does not contain this information is denied as invalid."
  43. Troy PD From the agency Message closing request 26-998 on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026, 8:09 am: "Your request has been granted. The documents you requested have been provided. There is no charge for this request."
  44. Troy PD From the agency The Police Department Records Section's answer to each item of request 26-998, released with the records on the portal October 6, 2026: items 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7, documents "attached to request"; item 3 (policy), "Exempt from disclosure under MCL 15.243, Sec 13(1)(s)(v)(vi)"; item 6, the address of the Department's Flock transparency portal
  45. Southfield PD From the agency Extension notice on the City's records portal, October 6, 2026: the period to respond extended "by ten business days", to "no later than [October 20, 2026]"; the portal's notice that the due date "has been changed to: October 20, 2026"

  1. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From us Our reply to the City Clerk, October 5, 2026, 5:58 pm: thanks for the quick response; we will follow up only if nothing is heard by October 20
  2. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From the agency Cover email from the City Clerk, October 5, 2026, 5:25 pm, carrying the extension letter: "In response to your two FOIA requests to the Bloomfield Hills Public Safety regarding FLOCK SAFETY, see attached correspondence."
  3. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From the agency Extension letter from the City Clerk, dated October 5, 2026, covering both requests: ten business days under MCL 15.235(2)(d), "the request for documents will take staff time to locate and review the requested information"; a response "on or before October 20, 2026"
  4. Auburn Hills PD From us Our reply, October 5, 2026, 5:03 pm: the $56.00 fee paid under reservation; a disc by mail accepted; asks that the files be the system's exports with redactions made in the file, which items and fields the redaction touches, and the earliest date the audit tool accepts
  5. Auburn Hills PD Fee paid: $56.00, AHP-2026-09-29-B
  6. Auburn Hills PD Fee paid: $35.00, AHP-2026-09-29-A
  7. Auburn Hills PD From us Our reply, October 5, 2026, 5:00 pm: the $35.00 fee paid through the City's online payment page under reservation; asks which item the box for records that are not public records referred to, and for the item 7 certificate
  8. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Fee Calculation Form on the exports request, October 5, 2026: $56.02 rounded down to $56.00 (search 30 minutes by the Deputy Chief at $67.42/h; redaction and copying 15 minutes each by the Records Clerk at $37.85/h; one DVD $0.40; mailing $3.00); the five fee factors listed, none marked; "Material will be mailed"
  9. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Notice of Response form on the exports request, October 5, 2026: part denied; a redaction under 13(1)(a) of "Personal information, including phone numbers and license plates, etc."; boxes checked for 13(1)(a) and 13(1)(b)(iii); "Paper Copy" and "Mail to address above" marked; no item named
  10. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Response email from the Police Records Clerk, October 5, 2026, 2:57 pm: "granted in part"; the records follow by mail once $56.00 is paid; "due to the number and size of files, we are unable to e-mail"
  11. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Reply email from the Police Records Clerk, October 5, 2026, 2:51 pm, to our three points: the exports request is processed separately; items 1 and 2 carry the redaction of account and document numbers; no documentation exists for item 7; the Deputy Chief gathers the material, so his rate; "The City stands on the fee as issued and will not be issuing any waiver"
  12. Auburn Hills PD From us Our reply, October 5, 2026, 2:24 pm: asks the City to confirm the second request is processed separately, which items the three boxes cover, and to reconsider the fee (no factor identified; the search rate) and decide the waiver request; not an appeal
  13. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Fee Calculation Form, October 5, 2026: $35.77 rounded down to $35.00 for 45 minutes of labor (search by the Deputy Chief at $67.42/h; redaction and copying by the Records Clerk at $37.85/h); the five fee factors listed, none marked
  14. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Notice of Response form, October 5, 2026: part denied; boxes checked for a redaction of "account and document numbers" under 13(1)(a), "not public records" (15.232(2)(c)) and "documentation does not exist", no item named
  15. Auburn Hills PD From the agency Response email from the Police Records Clerk, October 5, 2026: "granted in part"; the records follow by email once $35.00 is paid
  16. Novi PD From us Our reply, October 5, 2026, 10:17 am, copying the Police Records Center: the documents request would be forwarded there as well
  17. Novi PD From the agency Message from the City Clerk's FOIA mailbox, October 5, 2026, 8:15 am: police records requests go to the Police Records Center, whose staff were copied; "no further action is required"

  1. Clawson PD From us Our request CLA-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  2. Clawson PD From us Our request CLA-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  3. Eastpointe PD From us Our request EP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  4. Eastpointe PD From us Our request EP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  5. West Bloomfield Township PD From us Our request WBTP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  6. West Bloomfield Township PD From us Our request WBTP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  7. Shelby Township PD From us Our request SHP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  8. Shelby Township PD From us Our request SHP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  9. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our request MCSO-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  10. Macomb County Sheriff's Office From us Our request MCSO-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  11. Novi PD From us Our request NP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  12. Novi PD From us Our request NP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  13. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our request FFP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  14. Franklin-Bingham Farms PD From us Our request FFP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  15. City of Pontiac From us Our request PON-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  16. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From us Our request BHPS-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  17. Bloomfield Hills Public Safety From us Our request BHPS-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  18. Birmingham PD From us Our request BP-2026-10-04-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  19. Birmingham PD From us Our request BP-2026-10-04-A, Part A (documents), as filed

  1. Sumpter Township PD From the agency Invoice no. 46067, dated October 1, 2026: $0.00, "No Charge"; "This FOIA took 15 minutes to complete therefore no charge"
  2. Sumpter Township PD From the agency Response email from the Deputy Clerk, October 2, 2026: a "No Charge" invoice and the "requested materials" attached (16 files); one response to requests A and B

  1. Ferndale PD From the agency Denial of request 26-669 (Part B): the City "does not have or maintain the public records requested", with a certificate that the records do not exist; the letter cites MCL 15.233(4) and (5)
  2. Southfield PD From us Our answers to items 5 and 6 of the City's fee waiver form, as submitted September 30, 2026
  3. Southfield PD From us Our appeal of the fee required by the determination of September 28, as sent

  1. Sumpter Township PD From us Our request STP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  2. Sumpter Township PD From us Our request STP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  3. Royal Oak PD From us Our request ROP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  4. Royal Oak PD From us Our request ROP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  5. Waterford Township PD From us Our request WTP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  6. Waterford Township PD From us Our request WTP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  7. Farmington Hills PD From us Our request FHP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  8. Farmington Hills PD From us Our request FHP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  9. Westland PD From us Our request WP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  10. Westland PD From us Our request WP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  11. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From us Our request F007411-092926, Part B (system exports), as filed
  12. Oakland County Sheriff's Office From us Our request F007410-092926, Part A (documents), as filed
  13. Ferndale PD From us Our request 26-669, Part B (system exports), as filed
  14. Ferndale PD From us Our request 26-668, Part A (documents), as filed
  15. Sterling Heights PD From us Our request 26-2231, Part B (system exports), as filed
  16. Sterling Heights PD From us Our request 26-2230, Part A (documents), as filed
  17. Warren PD From us Our request 26-2915, Part B (system exports), as filed
  18. Warren PD From us Our request 26-2914, Part A (documents), as filed
  19. Troy PD From us Our request 26-999, Part B (system exports), as filed
  20. Troy PD From us Our request 26-998, Part A (documents), as filed
  21. Detroit Police Department From us Our request DPD-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  22. Detroit Police Department From us Our request DPD-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  23. Dearborn PD From us Our request 26-4000, Part B (system exports), as filed
  24. Dearborn PD From us Our request 26-3999, Part A (documents), as filed
  25. Auburn Hills PD From us Our request AHP-2026-09-29-B, Part B (system exports), as filed
  26. Auburn Hills PD From us Our request AHP-2026-09-29-A, Part A (documents), as filed
  27. Southfield PD From the agency Amended fee itemization: 900 minutes search/examination and 450 minutes redaction at $24.86 x 1.5; subtotal $839.03; $20.00 reduction; "$409.88 deposit due"
  28. Southfield PD From the agency City Administrator's determination on the fee appeal, dated September 28, 2026 (fee stated as $889.03, deposit $419.00)
  29. Southfield PD From the agency Request for Fee Discount/Waiver form, sent blank with the determination
  30. Southfield PD From us Our request 26-1080, as filed

  1. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Hourly rate calculation for FOIA, Accounting, 2026: accounting clerk $24.04/h
  2. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Hourly rate calculation for FOIA, Clerk's Department, 2026: part-time election intern $18.83/h
  3. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Revised Fee Calculation Form on request 26-1065 (Sept 24): Police 1.50 h x $79.20, Clerk 0.25 h x $18.83, Accounting 0.25 h x $24.04 = $129.52
  4. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Township message closing request 26-1065, September 24, 2026: request granted, documents uploaded
  5. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Township message on request 26-1065, September 24, 2026: public-interest waiver denied; the two factors used for an unreasonably high cost
  6. Bloomfield Township PD From us Our reply on the 26-1065 thread, September 24, 2026, as posted
  7. Bloomfield Township PD Appeal: Withdrawn by us
  8. Bloomfield Township PD Fee paid: $129.52, 26-1065

  1. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Fee Calculation Form on request 26-1065 (Sept 22): search labor, Police, factor 2, 2.00 h x $79.20 = $158.40
  2. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Hourly rate calculation for FOIA, Police Department, 2026: sergeant base rate $52.80/h, benefits capped at 50% of the base rate ($26.40), allowed FOIA rate $79.20
  3. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Invoice 433033 on request 26-1065: $160.44, two hours at $80.22 (Sgt.)
  4. Bloomfield Township PD From us Our appeal of the $160.44 fee to the Township Board, as sent

  1. Bloomfield Township PD Extension notice: 26-1065

  1. Bloomfield Township PD From us Our follow-up request 26-1065, as filed
  2. Southfield PD From us Our fee appeal to the City Administrator, as sent
  3. Southfield PD From us Our request to process 26-838 in stages, posted on the thread September 12, 2026, as sent

  1. Southfield PD From the agency FOIA fee itemization form (1,800 minutes duplication labor)
  2. Southfield PD From the agency Invoice notice on request 26-838, sent as a portal message and by email September 10, 2026: estimate "approximately [$1,427.85]", deposit "[$713.92]"
  3. Southfield PD From the agency Response letter dated August 28, 2026: granted in part and denied in part, $1,427.85 estimate, $713.93 deposit

  1. Southfield PD From the agency Extension notice on request 26-838, sent as a portal message August 27, 2026: time to respond extended to September 10, 2026

  1. Bloomfield Township PD From the agency Township message closing request 26-956, August 26, 2026: request granted, documents uploaded

  1. Bloomfield Township PD From us Our request 26-956, as filed
  2. Southfield PD From us Our request 26-838, as filed