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From: Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
cipher.hunter@phoenixharbor.net
To: Iowa Public Information Board
Wallace Building, Third Floor
502 East 9th St
Des Moines, IA 50319
Iowa Public School District Government Bodies
(Electronic Service) – See Enclosure (18.)
Siobhan Schneider, Iowa Association of School Boards, Associate Executive Director Board Leadership and Legal Services
(Electronic Service)
Subj: THE FORM OF THE REYNOLDS WRAP UTILIZED TO STORE AND PRESERVE IOWA’S PUBLIC RECORDS – SECTION 04 OF 04
Ref: 1. 5 U.S.C. § 552 – The Freedom of Information Act
2. 42 U.S.C Chapter 126 – Equal Opportunity For Individuals With Disabilities
3. 42 U.S.C § 12202 – State immunity
4. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records)
5. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.3 – Supervision—fees
6. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.8(4.)(d.) – Injunction to restrain examination
7. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.10 – Civil enforcement
8. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 23 Public Access to Government Information (Iowa Public Information Board Act) – Section 23.7 – Filing of complaints with the board
9. Iowa Code Title VI Human Services, Chapter 216 Civil Rights Commission
10. Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.1 Pleading
11. Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.2 Libel — retraction — actual damages.
12. Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.3 Retraction — actual, special, and exemplary damages.
13. Title XVI – Criminal Law and Procedure – Iowa Code Chapter 708 – Assault – Iowa Code Section 708.7 – Harassment
Enc: 1. Electronic Mail – City of Newton, IA Attorney Matthew Brick – 08 AUG 2023
2. Electronic Mail – Jasper County, IA IT Help Desk Supervisor Ryan Eaton – 12 APR 2023
3. City Council Meeting – City of Newton, IA – 17 APR 2023
4. Electronic Mail – Iowa Public Information Board – Consolidated – 11/12 JUL 2023
5. Electronic Mail – Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Erika Eckley – 08 AUG 2023
6. Electronic Mail – Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Erika Eckley – 13 SEP 2023
7. Electronic Mail – Jasper County, IA IT Help Desk Supervisor Ryan Eaton – 13 SEP 2023
8. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa State Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 04 of 05 – 16 JAN 2024
9. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa State Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 04 of 05 – ***PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST DELINQUENCY NOTICE*** – 20 FEB 2024
10. Kauffman, Clark. “Persistent Newton Requester Inspires Proposal That Could Limit Iowa Public Records Access.” The Des Moines Register, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Sept. 2023, www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2023/09/25/iowa-public-records-access-could-be-restricted-in-reaction-to-one-man/70936174007/.
11. Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023,iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
12. Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 22. “How One Man’s Actions Led to Proposed New Limits on Public-Records Access.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 23 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/22/how-one-mans-actions-led-to-proposed-new-limits-on-public-records-access
13. Complaint – ISCADRB/ICRC/IPIB/OOO – Story County, IA – The Form of Fictional County, IA – 05 MAR 2024
14. Memorandum – The Form of the Reynolds Wrap Utilized to Store and Preserve Iowa’s Public Records – Section 01 of 04 – 11 MAR 2024
15. Memorandum – The Form of the Reynolds Wrap Utilized to Store and Preserve Iowa’s Public Records – Section 02 of 04 – 14 MAR 2024
16. Memorandum – The Form of the Reynolds Wrap Utilized to Store and Preserve Iowa’s Public Records – Section 03 of 04 – 17 MAR 2024
17. Memorandum – The Form of the Reynolds Wrap Utilized to Store and Preserve Iowa’s Public Records – Section 03 of 04 – 19 MAR 2024 – Supplemental 01
18. 31 JAN 2024 – Iowa Municipal Public Record Request Inventory
1. 31 JAN 2024 – Iowa Open Records Request – The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Consolidated Complaint Summary
(a.) Date of Alleged Violation: 20 FEB 2024
(b.) Names of government employees/officials involved:
1. jrasmussen@acgcschools.org 2. greg.dufoe@admschools.org 3. esmith@agwsr.org 4. darin.jones@ahstwschools.org 5. dbriggs@akron-westfield.com 6. jdicks@albertct.k12.ia.us 7. kevin.crall@albia.k12.ia.us 8. dtrimble@alburnettcsd.org 9. tneumann@ifacadets.net 10. jcarter@algona.k12.ia.us 11. jmathis@allamakee.k12.ia.us 12. dolhausen@alta-aurelia.k12.ia.us 13. julious.lawson@ames.k12.ia.us 14. dhannah@anamosa.k12.ia.us 15. chris.fee@andrew.k12.ia.us 16. erick.pruitt@ankenyschools.org 17. travis.fleshner@a-pcsd.net 18. jkruse@eastsac.k12.ia.us 19. sbarber@atlanticiaschools.org 20. etrager@audubon.k12.ia.us 21. omaxey@ballard.k12.ia.us 22. mclapper@baxter.k12.ia.us 23. bpetty@bcluw.org 24. jshaffer@bedford.k12.ia.us 25. cstraight@belle-plaine.k12.ia.us 26. tommeyer@bellevue.k12.ia.us 27. dan.frazier@bkcsd.org 28. lonnie.luepker@bennett.k12.ia.us 29. pewell@benton.k12.ia.us 30. mmorse@bettendorf.k12.ia.us 31. jtrepa@boone.k12.ia.us 32. steve.grond@boyden-hull.org 33. jchristiansen@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us 34. bhohensee@brooklyn.k12.ia.us 35. robert.scott@bcsds.org 36. robbinsj@cal.k12.ia.us 37. lluepker@cal-wheat.net 38. pcroghan@cam.k12.ia.us 39. tparker@camanchecsd.org 40. joel.pedersen@cardinalcomet.com 41. erik.anderson@carlislecsd.org 42. cberlau@carrolltigers.org 43. andy.pattee@cfschools.org 44. NKooiker@crschools.us 45. mberninghaus@cpuschools.org 46. mark.taylor@centervillek12.org 47. amarshall@centralcitycsd.org 48. ntrenkamp@central.k12.ia.us 49. chris.coffelt@centraldecatur.org 50. dan.peterson@cd-csd.org 51. acrozier@centrallee.org 52. bjorth@centrallyon.org 53. dlehmann@centralsprings.net 54. brad.baker@chariton.k12.ia.us 55. alundqu@charles-city.k12.ia.us 56. aeggeling@co-u.net 57. klingenfelter@ccsd.k12.ia.us 58. jprivia@clarindacsd.org 59. josephnelson@clargold.org 60. alan.dykens@clarke.k12.ia.us 61. molmstead@clarksville.k12.ia.us 62. kwood@claycentraleverly.org 63. swahls@claytonridge.k12.ia.us 64. coreyseymour@ccaschools.org 65. dgee@clearlakeschools.org 66. gary.delacy@csdkq.org 67. tsalmon@colfaxmingo.org 68. dwheeler@crprairie.org 69. cgrandon@collins-maxwell.k12.ia.us 70. msnavely@colo-nesco.k12.ia.us 71. jeff.maeder@columbuscsd.org 72. eric.trager@crbcrusaders.org 73. cfenster@southwestvalley.org 74. vmurillo@cbcsd.org 75. dstender@crestonschools.org 76. scott.grimes@dcgschools.com 77. patrick.wallace@danvillecsd.org 78. Schnecklotht@davenportschools.org 79. dan.maeder@dcmustangs.com 80. tim.cronin@decorah.k12.ia.us 81. cfee@delwood.k12.ia.us 82. blaures@denver.k12.ia.us 83. superintendent@dmschools.org 84. kstephens@diagonalschools.org 85. justin.stockdale@dnhcsd.org 86. ahawkins@dbqschools.org 87. bj.meaney@janesvilleschools.net 88. joe.burnett@durant.k12.ia.us 89. jtoliver@eagle-grove.k12.ia.us 90. SKaster@ecsdcards.com 91. dfox@east-buc.k12.ia.us 92. tryan@e-marshall.k12.ia.us 93. thood@emschools.org 94. jkruse@eastsac.k12.ia.us 95. tkuehl@eastunionschools.org 96. dcrozier@kee.k12.ia.us 97. chris.fee@eastonvalleycsd.com 98. scott.williamson@rocketsk12.org 99. rbusch@edge-cole.k12.ia.us 100. azellmer@eldoranp.org 101. cjenness@e-hawks.org 102. crheingans@english-valleys.k12.ia.us 103. wellsm@essex.k12.ia.us 104. tara.paul@elc-csd.org 105. tmiller@exira-ehk.k12.ia.us 106. laurie.noll@fairfieldsfuture.org 107. dlehmann@forestcity.k12.ia.us 108. dschares@fdschools.org 109. erin.slater@fmcsd.org 110. dgute@fmtabor.org 111. adambisenius@rvraptors.org 112. kkasper@ghvschools.org 113. tluxford@george-littlerock.org 114. aschmidt@gcb.k12.ia.us 115. esmith@agwsr.org 116. embrayd@glenwoodschools.org 117. klensch@glidden-ralston.k12.ia.us 118. kstein@gmgschools.org 119. mlewis@gt.ratitans.org 120. abbottsb@greenecountycsd.net 121. janet.stutz@grinnell-k12.org 122. dhenrichs@griswoldschools.org 123. rhughes@spartanpride.net 124. jrasmussen@acgcschools.org 125. bhohensee@hlv.k12.ia.us 126. mwells@hamburgcsd.org 127. abecker@hdcsd.org 128. jenny.barnett@hcsdcyclones.com 129. ldouma@hlpcsd.org 130. PCarlin@hartley-ms.k12.ia.us 131. kcrawford@highlandhuskies.org 132. ken.slater@hintonschool.com 133. keinck@howard-winn.k12.ia.us 134. azellmer@hub-rad.k12.ia.us 135. drvoss@hudschools.org 136. jmurray@humboldt.k12.ia.us 137. tmiller@ikm-manning.k12.ia.us 138. rreiter@indeek12.org 139. ted.ihns@indianola.k12.ia.us 140. sdentlinger@roadrunnerpride.org 141. degner.matt@iowacityschools.org 142. tneumann@ifacadets.net 143. crheingans@ivcsd.org 144. bj.meaney@janesvilleschools.net 145. ckohagen@jesup.k12.ia.us 146. laura.kacer@johnston.k12.ia.us 147. dan.mart@keokukschools.org 148. jim.henrich@keota.k12.ia.us 149. cassi.pearson@kcsd.k12.ia.us 150. crogne@lake-mills.org 151. ccoffelt@lamonischools.org 152. kwood@siouxcentral.org 153. shookc@lb-eagles.org 154. steve.webner@lemarscsd.org 155. dhenrichs@lenoxschools.org 156. brent.hoesing@lewiscentral.org 157. sbisgard@Linnmar.k12.ia.us 158. apino@lisbon.k12.ia.us 159. tridder@lomaschools.org 160. kdevore@lonetreecsd.org 161. mike.vansickle@lmcsd.org 162. jhueser@luverne.k12.ia.us 163. mdunsbergen@lshawks.com 164. bhorn@madrid.k12.ia.us 165. jdaggett@manson-nw.k12.ia.us 166. jthelander@mvaoschool.org 167. tnotz@maquoketaschools.org 168. davehoeger@maquoketa-v.k12.ia.us 169. dan.barkel@mmcruroyals.org 170. tschutte@marshalltown.k12.ia.us 171. tom_wood@mstm.us 172. phamilton@masoncityschools.org 173. rayg@mepoedu.org 174. bridgess@melcher-dallas.k12.ia.us 175. dale.crozier@mflmm.k12.ia.us 176. bstone@mphawks.org 177. cbonjour@midland.k12.ia.us 178. cgochenour@movalleycsd.org 179. radams@moc-fv.k12.ia.us 180. rschulte@montezuma.k12.ia.us 181. brian.jaeger@monticello.k12.ia.us 182. sam.swenson@moravia.k12.ia.us 183. bbreon@mormontrailcsd.org 184. mike.peterson@mscsd.org 185. dan.maeder@moulton-udell.org 186. Jason.shaffer@mtayrschools.org 187. john.henriksen@mtpcsd.org 188. clint.christopher@mcsdonline.org 189. tliechty@nashua-plainfield.k12.ia.us 190. sgray@nevadacubs.org 191. j_jurrens@new-hampton.k12.ia.us 192. chad.wahls@nlcsd.org 193. dicksj@newell-fonda.k12.ia.us 194. messingert@newton.k12.ia.us 195. paul.croghan@nodawayvalley.org 196. mark.olmstead@northbutler.org 197. mdohmen@north-cedarstu.org 198. jgriffith@nfv.k12.ia.us 199. joe.erickson@northiowa.org 200. travis.schueller@nuwarriors.org 201. dhoeger@northlinncsd.org 202. livezeya@nmwarhawks.org 203. michael.kline@northpolk.org 204. joe.stutting@north-scott.k12.ia.us 205. dhill@n-tama.k12.ia.us 206. travis.schueller@nuwarriors.org 207. neil.gray@northeastcsd.org 208. mcrozier@nkvikings.com 209. dmagee@norwalk.k12.ia.us 210. malexander@oabcig.org 211. jehn@oelwein.k12.ia.us 212. pam.dodge@ogden.k12.ia.us 213. tabrahamson@okobojischools.org 214. mdohmen@olin.k12.ia.us 215. shawn.holloway@o-mschools.org 216. bschwamman@osage.k12.ia.us 217. Fisherm@oskycsd.org 218. michael.mcgrory@ottumwaschools.com 219. shawn.holloway@panorama.k12.ia.us 220. klensch@paton-churdan.k12.ia.us 221. mhavenstrite@pcmschools.org 222. greg.ebeling@pellaschools.org 223. clark.wicks@g.perry.k12.ia.us 224. struszbrian@pleasval.org 225. taylsworth@pvillecsd.org 226. jkramer@pocahontas.k12.ia.us 227. tdugger@postville.k12.ia.us 228. bjohnson@svjags.org 229. dan.barkel@mmcruroyals.org 230. barb.schwamman@riceville.k12.ia.us 231. tmitchell@riverside.k12.ia.us 232. rspears@rvcsd.org 233. mpatton@roland-story.k12.ia.us 234. tliechty@rockford.k12.ia.us 235. mlewis@gt.ratitans.org 236. martintodd@saydel.net 237. adambisenius@rvraptors.org 238. janzech@sblschools.com 239. brad.breon@seymourcsd.org 240. cory.myer@sheldonschools.com 241. nelsonk@shencsd.com 242. james.craig@thegenerals.org 243. thood@sidney.k12.ia.us 244. kevin.hatfield@sigourneyschools.com 245. gary.mceldowney@scwarriors.org 246. kwood@siouxcentral.org 247. earleyr@live.siouxcityschools.com 248. deidahl@solon.k12.ia.us 249. heather_holm@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 250. wriley@soswolverines.org 251. thood@southpageschools.com 252. keinck@swinn.k12.ia.us 253. dirk.halupnik@southeastpolk.org 254. bjohnson@svjags.org 255. themann@spencerschools.org 256. dsmith@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us 257. apino@springville.k12.ia.us 258. mcrozier@stacsd.org 259. dgute@stantonschools.com 260. gbenda@starmont.k12.ia.us 261. scole@slcsd.org 262. mandy_ross@webster-city.k12.ia.us 263. matlagef@sfcougars.k12.ia.us 264. jason.wester@tipton.k12.ia.us 265. jbeyenhof@treynorcardinals.org 266. ahuseman@tctrojans.org 267. chad.straight@tri-countyschools.com 268. marleyj@tripoli.k12.ia.us 269. jjurrens@turkey-v.k12.ia.us 270. sbridges@twincedarscsd.org 271. jmurray@tr.k12.ia.us 272. airwin@underwoodschools.org 273. j_howard@union.k12.ia.us 274. pdodge@united.k12.ia.us 275. jeremy.hissem@van-burencsd.org 276. deron.durflinger@vmbulldogs.com 277. cfenster@southwestvalley.org 278. kyle.koeppen@vscsd.org 279. ken.crawford@wacocsd.org 280. mike.peterson@wapellocsd.org 281. choover@wapsievalleyschools.org 282. wstone@washington.k12.ia.us 283. smithjr@waterlooschools.org 284. ed.klamfoth@wsr.k12.ia.us 285. mike.still@wayne.k12.ia.us 286. mandy_ross@webster-city.k12.ia.us 287. schmidt@west-bend.k12.ia.us 288. mjimmerson@west-branch.k12.ia.us 289. lisa.beames@wbschools.us 290. gbenda@starmont.k12.ia.us 291. rshockley@wcv.k12.ia.us 292. Adamsm@wdmcs.org 293. mike.kruger@westforkschool.org 294. wkronemann@whancock.org 295. mfonley@w-harrison.k12.ia.us 296. skruger@wl.k12.ia.us 297. skreman@wlwildcats.org 298. jlarge@wmcsd.org 299. marty.fonley@westmonona.org 300. sgrond@w-sioux.k12.ia.us 301. dan.butler@wdbqschools.org 302. jlutt@wcsdrebels.com 303. dbriggs@akron-westfield.com 304. cgarber@williamsburg.k12.ia.us 305. joeburnett@wiltoncsd.org 306. jeff.maeder@wmucsd.org 307. jwagner@woodbine.k12.ia.us 308. dglackin@wcwildcats.org 309. marklane@wghawks.school
(c.) Name of government entity involved:
Iowa public school district government bodies that evidence indicates ignored a public records request related to evidence of the State of Iowa’s discriminatory, incriminating, and abuse of power posture toward Veteran service-connected mental health disabilities: 94% (309 Iowa government bodies responsible to Iowa Code Chapter 22).
1. Adair-Casey Comm School District 2. Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District 3. AGWSR Comm School District 4. AHSTW Comm School District 5. Akron Westfield Comm School District 6. Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District 7. Albia Comm School District 8. Alburnett Comm School District 9. Alden Comm School District 10. Algona Comm School District 11. Allamakee Comm School District 12. Alta-Aurelia Comm School District 13. Ames Comm School District 14. Anamosa Comm School District 15. Andrew Comm School District 16. Ankeny Comm School District 17. Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District 18. Ar-We-Va Comm School District 19. Atlantic Comm School District 20. Audubon Comm School District 21. Ballard Comm School District 22. Baxter Comm School District 23. BCLUW Comm School District 24. Bedford Comm School District 25. Belle Plaine Comm School District 26. Bellevue Comm School District 27. Belmond-Klemme Comm School District 28. Bennett Comm School District 29. Benton Comm School District 30. Bettendorf Comm School District 31. Boone Comm School District 32. Boyden-Hull Comm School District 33. Boyer Valley Comm School District 34. Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District 35. Burlington Comm School District 36. CAL Comm School District 37. Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District 38. CAM Comm School District 39. Camanche Comm School District 40. Cardinal Comm School District 41. Carlisle Comm School District 42. Carroll Comm School District 43. Cedar Falls Comm School District 44. Cedar Rapids Comm School District 45. Center Point-Urbana Comm School District 46. Centerville Comm School District 47. Central City Comm School District 48. Central Comm School District 49. Central Decatur Comm School District 50. Central DeWitt School District 51. Central Lee Comm School District 52. Central Lyon Comm School District 53. Central Springs Comm School District 54. Chariton Comm School District 55. Charles City Comm School District 56. Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District 57. Cherokee Comm School District 58. Clarinda Comm School District 59. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District 60. Clarke Comm School District 61. Clarksville Comm School District 62. Clay Central-Everly Comm School District 63. Clayton Ridge Comm School District 64. Clear Creek Amana Comm School District 65. Clear Lake Comm School District 66. Clinton Comm School District 67. Colfax-Mingo Comm School District 68. College Comm School District 69. Collins-Maxwell Comm School District 70. Colo-NESCO Comm School District 71. Columbus Comm School District 72. Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District 73. Corning Comm School District 74. Council Bluffs Comm School District 75. Creston Comm School District 76. Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District 77. Danville Comm School District 78. Davenport Comm School District 79. Davis County Comm School District 80. Decorah Community School District 81. Delwood Comm School District 82. Denver Comm School District 83. Des Moines Independent Comm School District 84. Diagonal Comm School District 85. Dike-New Hartford Comm School District 86. Dubuque Comm School District 87. Dunkerton Comm School District 88. Durant Comm School District 89. Eagle Grove Comm School District 90. Earlham Comm School District 91. East Buchanan Comm School District 92. East Marshall Comm School District 93. East Mills Comm School District 94. East Sac County Comm School District 95. East Union Comm School District 96. Eastern Allamakee Comm School District 97. Easton Valley Comm School District 98. Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Comm School District 99. Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District 100. Eldora-New Providence Comm School District 101. Emmetsburg Comm School District 102. English Valleys Comm School District 103. Essex Comm School District 104. Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District 105. Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm School District 106. Fairfield Comm School District 107. Forest City Comm School District 108. Fort Dodge Comm School District 109. Fort Madison Comm School District 110. Fremont-Mills Comm School District 111. Galva-Holstein Comm School District 112. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District 113. George-Little Rock Comm School District 114. Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School District 115. Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District 116. Glenwood Comm School District 117. Glidden-Ralston Comm School District 118. GMG Comm School District 119. Graettinger-Terril Comm School District 120. Greene County Comm School District 121. Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District 122. Griswold Comm School District 123. Grundy Center Comm School District 124. Guthrie Center Comm School District 125. H-L-V Comm School District 126. Hamburg Comm School District 127. Hampton-Dumont Comm School District 128. Harlan Comm School District 129. Harris-Lake Park Comm School District 130. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District 131. Highland Comm School District 132. Hinton Comm School District 133. Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District 134. Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District 135. Hudson Comm School District 136. Humboldt Comm School District 137. IKM-Manning Comm School District 138. Independence Comm School District 139. Indianola Comm School District 140. Interstate 35 Comm School District 141. Iowa City Comm School District 142. Iowa Falls Comm School District 143. Iowa Valley Comm School District 144. Janesville Consolidated School District 145. Jesup Comm School District 146. Johnston Comm School District 147. Keokuk Comm School District 148. Keota Comm School District 149. Knoxville Comm School District 150. Lake Mills Comm School District 151. Lamoni Comm School District 152. Laurens-Marathon Comm School District 153. Lawton-Bronson Comm School District 154. Le Mars Comm School District 155. Lenox Comm School District 156. Lewis Central Comm School District 157. Linn-Mar Comm School District 158. Lisbon Comm School District 159. Logan-Magnolia Comm School District 160. Lone Tree Comm School District 161. Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District 162. LuVerne Comm School District 163. Lynnville-Sully Comm School District 164. Madrid Comm School District 165. Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District 166. Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District 167. Maquoketa Comm School District 168. Maquoketa Valley Comm School District 169. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District 170. Marshalltown Comm School District 171. Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District 172. Mason City Comm School District 173. Mediapolis Comm School District 174. Melcher-Dallas Comm School District 175. MFL MarMac Comm School District 176. Mid-Prairie Comm School District IA 177. Midland Comm School District 178. Missouri Valley Comm School District 179. MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District 180. Montezuma Comm School District 181. Monticello Comm School District 182. Moravia Comm School District 183. Mormon Trail Comm School District 184. Morning Sun Comm School District 185. Moulton-Udell Comm School District 186. Mount Ayr Comm School District 187. Mount Pleasant Comm School District 188. Muscatine Comm School District 189. Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District 190. Nevada Comm School District 191. New Hampton Comm School District 192. New London Comm School District 193. Newell-Fonda Comm School District 194. Newton Comm School District 195. Nodaway Valley Comm School District 196. North Butler Schools 197. North Cedar Comm School District 198. North Fayette Valley Comm School District 199. North Iowa Comm School District 200. North Kossuth Comm School District 201. North Linn Comm School District 202. North Mahaska Comm School District 203. North Polk Comm School District 204. North Scott Comm School District 205. North Tama County Comm School District 206. North Union Comm School District 207. Northeast Comm School District 208. Northwood-Kensett Comm School District 209. Norwalk Comm School District 210. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District 211. Oelwein Comm School District 212. Ogden Comm School District 213. Okoboji Comm School District 214. Olin Consolidated School District 215. Orient-Macksburg Comm School District 216. Osage Comm School District 217. Oskaloosa Comm School District 218. Ottumwa Comm School District 219. Panorama Comm School District IA 220. Paton-Churdan Comm School District 221. PCM Comm School District 222. Pella Comm School District 223. Perry Comm School District 224. Pleasant Valley Comm School District 225. Pleasantville Comm School District 226. Pocahontas Area Comm School District 227. Postville Comm School District 228. Prairie Valley Comm School District 229. Remsen-Union Comm School District 230. Riceville Comm School District 231. Riverside Comm School District 232. Rock Valley Comm School District 233. Roland-Story Comm School District 234. Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District 235. Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District 236. Saydel Comm School District 237. Schaller-Crestland Comm School District 238. Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District 239. Seymour Comm School District 240. Sheldon Comm School District 241. Shenandoah Comm School District 242. Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District 243. Sidney Comm School District 244. Sigourney Comm School District 245. Sioux Center Comm School District 246. Sioux Central Comm School District 247. Sioux City Comm School District 248. Solon Comm School District 249. South Hamilton Comm School District 250. South O’Brien Comm School District 251. South Page Comm School District 252. South Winneshiek Comm School District 253. Southeast Polk Comm School District 254. Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District 255. Spencer Comm School District 256. Spirit Lake Comm School District 257. Springville Comm School District 258. St Ansgar Comm School District 259. Stanton Comm School District 260. Starmont Comm School District 261. Storm Lake Comm School District 262. Stratford Comm School District 263. Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District 264. Tipton Comm School District 265. Treynor Comm School District 266. Tri-Center Comm School District 267. Tri-County Comm School District 268. Tripoli Comm School District 269. Turkey Valley Comm School District 270. Twin Cedars Comm School District 271. Twin Rivers Comm School District 272. Underwood Comm School District 273. Union Comm School District 274. United Comm School District 275. Van Buren County Comm School District 276. Van Meter Comm School District 277. Villisca Comm School District 278. Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District 279. Waco Comm School District 280. Wapello Comm School District 281. Wapsie Valley Comm School District 282. Washington Comm School District 283. Waterloo Comm School District 284. Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District 285. Wayne Comm School District 286. Webster City Comm School District 287. West Bend-Mallard Comm School District 288. West Branch Comm School District 289. West Burlington Ind School District 290. West Central Comm School District 291. West Central Valley Comm School District 292. West Des Moines Comm School District 293. West Fork Comm School District 294. West Hancock Comm School District 295. West Harrison Comm School District 296. West Liberty Comm School District 297. West Lyon Comm School District 298. West Marshall Comm School District 299. West Monona Comm School District 300. West Sioux Comm School District 301. Western Dubuque Comm School District 302. Westwood Comm School District 303. Whiting Comm School District 304. Williamsburg Comm School District 305. Wilton Comm School District 306. Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District 307. Woodbine Comm School District 308. Woodbury Central Comm School District 309. Woodward-Granger Comm School District
Evidence Supporting Excessive Iowa Government Body Fees IAW Iowa Code Section 22.3
Waukee Schools – Fee: $140 – Note: This fee is nearly identical to the fee requested by the City of Waukee, IA, reported and documented in a previous complaint. This uniformity suggests that there is a method behind this fee. At the same time, the requested amount, in comparison to state-wide evidence, indicates that both government bodies only require education on the actual time needed to perform this search and how to provide a proper response in the event a search of requested keywords produces a sum of electronic documents that may require a more significant fee due to legal analysis fees in accordance with Iowa Code Section 22.7. Government body employees can only responsibly and ethically report a fee for an electronic records search once they have identified the quantity of data (records) they have on file.
(d.) Alleged Violation of: Iowa Code Chapter 22
(e.) Other persons having information and their contact information:
Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Erika Eckley
Siobhan Schneider sschneider@ia-sb.org
(f.) Description of alleged violation:
Iowa Government Body failure or refusal to respond to a public records request in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 22 by approximately 94% (309 of 327) of Iowa public school districts.
One of the most striking anomalies regarding the Iowa Public Information Board’s handling of recent events is represented by the evidence that shows the originator of this complaint was transmitting state-wide record requests over a year before this alleged public information board made the reckless decision to persecute, criminalize, and attack the service-connected mental health disabilities of this records requester.
The evidence shows that on 11 APR 2022, the originator of this complaint sent a record request to all Iowa public school districts requesting public records, including the name of Iowa State University employee Sara N. Merritt. An employee of Iowa State University, whom evidence across the States of California, Iowa, and Montana shows was involved in a coordinated act involving concealing two children from court-ordered appearances at San Diego East County Superior Court for case ED100465. At the same time, the evidence shows Sara N. Merritt was involved in a malicious scheme involving multiple allegations of sexual abuse that the San Diego East County Superior Court (ED100465), the San Diego County Sheriff, and the United States Navy have all documented there is zero evidence supporting these allegations maliciously spread by Claudia J. Bergman (f.k.a Claudia J. Merritt, a.k.a as Claudia J. Alatorre, a.k.a CJ Soulful) recklessly, immorally, and unethically across the states of California and Iowa before she reported it to San Diego East County Superior Court. At the same time, the evidence of Claudia J. Bergman’s historical conduct provides a reasonable conclusion that she only sought maximum financial gain out of a civil court case while maliciously destroying the mental health of a former spouse with no regard for the lives of the children she claimed to love that she was negatively impacting.
Before the late summer 2023 actions of Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Eckley, Iowa Public Information Board members, and other private and public officials who chose to participate in this malicious abortion of equal access to constitutional and civil rights, the chart below shows that 65% of all Iowa public school districts in 2022 completed a request for public records related to Sara N. Merritt. The sum of the 31 JAN 2024 record requests after the evidence showing the malicious acts of the Iowa Public Information Board shows an approximate 59% decline in completed records requests compared to the 11 APR 2022 records requests. Note: Public records provided by Iowa public school districts that will be added to the below database in upcoming weeks show that Sara N. Merritt, an Education Director at Iowa State University’s Reiman Gardens, coordinates field trips for other Iowa parent’s children to attend field trips at this Iowa State University property. The question that needs to be asked that evidence shows the leadership of the State of Iowa and Iowa State University have been ignoring: Should an Education Director that evidence shows has been involved in the concealment of children, non-court authorized custody, interstate transfer of children concealed from the court, and involvement in false allegations of sexual abuse involving children be allowed to mentor and lead other Iowa parents children during tax-funded educational events. If this is inappropriate, contact Iowa State University and ask them for public records, including my name, and ask why the evidence indicates they have continued to allow Sara N. Merritt to continue to lead, mentor, and coordinate educational events for other people’s children when the evidence shows she has been involved in abusive acts toward children Sara N. Merritt was not authorized to have custody of.
Note: Public records received column is currently being migrated from Airtable.
2. The Form of Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s Iowa Public Criminalization Board
July 2023 IPIB Meeting
Iowa Public Information Board Deputy Director Toresdahl communicated, “I don’t think there is any accusation of a crime” and “That’s not an accusation of a crime.”
Evidence supporting that Iowa Public Information Board Deputy Director Toresdahl’s analysis of the historical record misrepresents the available evidence and that the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director indirectly falsely accused the originator of this correspondence of a criminal act during the 15 SEP 2023 IPIB public meeting and attempted to criminalize the originator of this correspondence by name in electronic mail correspondence is supported by the following evidence:
“We’ve had some issues with individuals filing hundreds of requests and engaging in abuse – what many would consider abusive and harassing conduct related to those,” Eckley told the committee. “And so looking at it there’s not a lot that individuals can do if they’re in that situation. There’s very little that they can do other than to continue to just take the harassment and continue to have to review the information from that individual to make sure they are complying with their (Open Records Law) requirements.”
“I’m not sure if it’s 100 for one specific agency, but there have been hundreds sent out by — across the state — quite extensive,” she said.”
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
“Merritt is making 1000s of records requests to
government entities. He has a right to do that. The concern I have is
that he has stated he wants to develop a database of the government
email systems, etc.” She wrote that she was concerned about the
“potential harm that could be done if there is a database that shares
information that could be useful to others to harm these
government systems if bad actors were able to use the information
to insert malware of ransomware.”
“She added that she has “become aware of an individual basically automating across all counties, all school boards, all cities, and such, seeking extensive records and then the communications after that can be quite abusive and harassing.
Eckley declined to identify the person who is making the “automated” requests and abusive comments, although she acknowledged the records requests are, themselves, considered to be public documents in Iowa.
“I don’t feel comfortable sharing the individual’s name,” she said. “This isn’t just one person, but this is — I mean, it was brought up because of that situation, but this is, I don’t believe this is a one-person issue.”
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
The below correspondence from Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Erika Eckley provides evidence of her identification of the originator of this correspondence as the source of automated correspondence across the State of Iowa related to public records requests and complaints with the Iowa Public Information Board. (Note: Evidence in the form of DNS entries in the electronic mail header of the Iowa Public Information Board complaint responses shows the Iowa Public Information Board utilizes automation services provided by Salesforce Inc. Evidence also indicates the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman also use some form of automation with their correspondence (specifically responses to submitted complaints).
“I guess that the purpose (of the draft legislation) is to look at if there are ways that we can prevent front-line employees from significant harassing behavior or other things that make it so that they’re not able to do the job, their main job for government,” she said. “It’s not to prevent individuals from filing requests. It’s to address those extreme cases.”
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
The Form of the Iowa Licensed Back Pedal
“I don’t feel comfortable sharing the individual’s name,” she said. “This isn’t just one person, but this is — I mean, it was brought up because of that situation, but this is, I don’t believe this is a one-person issue.”
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records
“She added that she has “become aware of an individual basically automating across all counties, all school boards, all cities, and such, seeking extensive records and then the communications after that can be quite abusive and harassing.
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records
Legal Disclaimer: In this case, an indirect false allegation of criminal conduct articulates the evidence supporting the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director verbally and publicly communicated (public meeting) an alleged act of criminal conduct (Iowa Code Section 708.7) without mentioning someone’s name. At the same time, the actions described by the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director during the public meeting on 15 SEP 2023 supporting this alleged criminal conduct correlate with the Executive Director’s electronic correspondence with organizations across the State of Iowa while articulating and describing the same actions in public records where the Executive Director mentions the name of the citizen of the State of Iowa (Michael J. Merritt) that is being targeted.
Ultimately, by correlating the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director’s public communications as documented by the Iowa Press during the Iowa Public Information Board’s public meeting on 15 SEP 2023 and in electronic mail public records, it is reasonably determined the actual citizen the Executive Director was communicating an allegation of criminal conduct against while the Executive Director was attempting to expand the political power of the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director’s position and the Iowa Public Information Board. At the same time, the evidence supports a reasonable conclusion the Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director intended to misrepresent the content of public records and deploy a false allegation of criminal conduct to the Iowa Legislature as justification for why the Executive Director and her government body required additional political power that would have allowed the Iowa Public Information Board to restrict citizen’s rights to request public records from a specific Iowa government body for up to one year while violating the citizens of Iowa’s constitutional right to due process.
3. Conclusion
Shipmate: “Merritt, what is it like doing public records work in the State of Iowa.”
Cipher Hunter: “It’s like being the baddest dork on the planet while trying to enjoy two connecting flights and then realizing half way through the flight you are carrying the dead weight of an entire failed chapter of the Iowa Code on your shoulders.”
vexatious (adjective)
a: causing vexation: distressing
b: when Iowa’s corn fields, heavy metal, tattoos, wild hair, pajamas, and whiskey lawfully outsmart, outmaneuver, outwork, and democratically obsolete Des Moines’ flowers, college degrees, fancy clothing, and sweat tea.
#pain > #comfort
I respectfully submit to the leadership of the State of Iowa it is my faith in Jesus Christ and twenty years of military training that restrains me from communicating what I fucking feel regarding losing my children within the country that I served for twenty years. At the same time, those I served that I have asked for help, the evidence shows, have spent more time attempting to criminalize me while trying to cover their ass as opposed to helping save the lives of someone else.
To the elite that spread false narratives, including words like vexatious, you have only provided evidence that you have no understanding of the word. Do you think my daughter felt she was with someone who was vexatious? At the same time, she was drugged and sexually assaulted in the environment the evidence shows this country abandoned her in (as documented on public records, the City of Newton, IA, attempted to conceal, and Jasper County, IA, Attorney Nicholson has attempted to cover up).
Has every Veteran that has committed suicide or been haunted by thoughts of it; were they ruled by vexatious thoughts that their lives had no value, that their country did not want them, and that there was no future?
Those who take their pain to civil court produce evidence of only desiring the silver coins that are made by the world that produced their trauma.
The only home that I have left is a heavy metal guitar solo that I will write when my public records work is complete.
“They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him.“
Mark 12:16-17 Holy Bible New International Version
Respectfully,
Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
Founder: phoenixharbor.net
Creative Writer/Musician
Information Warfare Specialist
Information Systems Manager
cipher.hunter@phoenixharbor.net
“Lies and misrepresentations pay for the Iowa Legislature’s bills in Erika’s mErika.”
Cipher Hunter
