Pipeline request submitted
The request sought police-staffing and related public records.
COULEE MUNICIPALPIPELINEGRAND COULEE
Staffing reports, mutual-aid and emergency-coverage correspondence, police-service proposals and analysis, Electric City RFP materials, fleet records, surplus resolutions, and production correspondence from Grand Coulee.
AT A GLANCE
Staffing reports, mutual-aid and emergency-coverage correspondence, police-service proposals and analysis, Electric City RFP materials, fleet records, surplus resolutions, and production correspondence from Grand Coulee.
Related communities: Grand Coulee, Electric City, Coulee Dam, Grant County
DOCUMENTED TIMELINE
The request sought police-staffing and related public records.
Grand Coulee acknowledged the request, estimated 60 working days, and stated that electronic copies would be charged by the page.
Grand Coulee stated that 54 pages would be available after payment of $5.40.
The city supplied Resolution 22-13 after the Pipeline asked about the copying charge.
After receiving payment, Grand Coulee provided 54 pages covering staffing, mutual aid, service options, RFP materials, and the police fleet.
The city asked whether the Pipeline still wants its police chief to request dispatch records concerning individual requests for Coulee Dam assistance.
SOURCE RECORDS
The initial response, installment notices, fee resolution, production letter, and cover messages.
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The city’s initial response acknowledging the request, estimating 60 working days, and stating its electronic-copy fee.
City of Grand Coulee · 1.1 MBThe city’s notice that an installment of records is available after payment.
City of Grand Coulee · 1.1 MBCover message accompanying the installment and payment notice.
City of Grand Coulee · 663 BThe city resolution establishing fees for development permits, administrative services, facilities, and other listed services.
City of Grand Coulee · 4 pages · 1.1 MBThe city’s production letter identifying the request items addressed by the first installment and the MACC Dispatch material that remains available to pursue.
City of Grand Coulee · 1.1 MBCover correspondence confirming receipt of the $5.40 payment and delivery of the responsive records.
City of Grand Coulee · 425 BEmployee-file reports concerning department staffing during 2024 through 2026.
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Employee-file reports produced to document Grand Coulee Police Department staffing and employment status during 2024.
City of Grand Coulee · 6 pages · 375 KBEmployee-file reports produced to document department staffing, leave, separation, and hiring information during 2025 and 2026.
City of Grand Coulee · 6 pages · 208 KBCorrespondence concerning Coulee Dam assistance, Tribal and Grant County support, and service options involving Soap Lake and Moses Lake.
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Email exchange in which Grand Coulee Interim Chief Levi Johnson asked whether Coulee Dam officers had been directed not to assist Grand Coulee units and Chief Paul Bowden confirmed that was correct.
City of Grand Coulee · 1 page · 19 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Coulee DamCorrespondence documenting requests for assistance from Colville Tribal Police and the Grant County Sheriff, staffing losses, proposed shift coverage, and later coverage discussions.
City of Grand Coulee · 8 pages · 164 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam, Regional and DelanoCorrespondence showing Grand Coulee’s inquiry into the Moses Lake-Mattawa interim police-chief arrangement, with the referenced interlocal agreement.
City of Grand Coulee · 11 pages · 307 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Regional and DelanoEmails among the mayor, clerk, and finance committee concerning Soap Lake and Coulee Dam proposals, projected costs, staffing, insurance, and Grand Coulee’s police-service options.
City of Grand Coulee · 7 pages · 244 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Regional and DelanoSoap Lake’s written offer to provide Grand Coulee police services, including proposed cost, staffing, coverage, equipment, and contract terms.
City of Soap Lake · 4 pages · 93 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Regional and DelanoElectric City contract priorities, the RFP addendum, and Grand Coulee’s response declining to bid.
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Five-page production containing Electric City’s requested contract terms and the earlier 2020-2022 Grand Coulee-Electric City police-services agreement.
City of Electric City · 5 pages · 171 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Electric CityThe copy produced by Grand Coulee extending the proposal deadline, allowing a four- or five-year term, and removing the daily-log requirement.
City of Electric City · 1 page · 70 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Electric CityGrand Coulee’s production copy of its written decision not to bid because its small department could not support the shorter contract without hiring and possible later layoffs.
City of Grand Coulee · 1 page · 27 KBRelated communities: Grand Coulee, Electric CityThe vehicle inventory and the two resolutions declaring patrol vehicles surplus.
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Inventory identifying patrol vehicles, service dates, vehicles later declared surplus, and two sedans that were out of service because of engine or transmission failures.
City of Grand Coulee · 1 page · 114 KBResolution declaring three police sedans surplus and directing sale proceeds to the Police Equipment Reserve Fund.
City of Grand Coulee · 1 page · 253 KBResolution declaring five additional police sedans surplus and directing sale proceeds to the Police Equipment Reserve Fund.
City of Grand Coulee · 2 pages · 316 KB