23/07/2026
WE GOT FLOCK CAMERAS IN KELSO. THE STATE CHANGED THE LAW SO FLOCK FOOTAGE IS NO LONGER OPEN TO OUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, SO INSTEAD LETS FLOOD THEM WITH RECORDS REQUEST THAT ARE OPEN TO THE P.R.A.
I URGE YOU ALL TO COPY AND PAST THIS AND DO IT TOO.
https://www.kelso.gov/506/Public-Disclosure-Request
This is a request under the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.
I request copies of all non-exempt public records maintained by or on behalf of the Chief of Police, the City Manager, and the City Attorney, from the earliest date such records are retained through the date this request is fulfilled.
This request includes, but is not limited to:
Emails and all attachments
Text messages and multimedia messages
Voicemails
Facebook communications, including posts, comments, direct messages, and other city business conducted through Facebook
Communications through any other social media platform used for city business
Internal messaging platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Signal, or similar services
Letters, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and drafts
Calendars, schedules, meeting notices, agendas, and meeting materials
Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and files stored on city-owned or personally owned devices when used to conduct city business
Audio recordings, photographs, and videos that are not exempt from disclosure
Metadata associated with electronically stored records where maintained
Contracts, agreements, invoices, receipts, policies, procedures, training materials, complaint records, logs, audit records, and any other writings relating to the conduct of government or the performance of official duties.
This request applies to records stored on city-owned computers, servers, cloud storage, mobile phones, tablets, and personal devices to the extent those devices contain public records relating to city business.
If any portion of a record is exempt from disclosure, please redact only the exempt information and produce the remainder. Please identify each withheld or redacted record and cite the specific exemption authorizing the withholding as required by RCW 42.56.
I request these records in their native electronic format whenever available, including associated metadata where it exists.
If this request is considered overly broad, please contact me so we may work together to clarify or narrow the request rather than denying it.
Please keep your request as specific as possible by providing the name of the documents, periods, and other identifiable information on the subject. Public disclosure request forms are also available in the Finance Department at City Hall.
