The Department of Personnel (DOP) supports the philosophy of the Public Disclosure Act that government will be open and accountable. Consistent with the Public Disclosure Act, all DOP records are disclosable, unless otherwise exempt from disclosure.

The following are examples of public records that the Department of Personnel deals with in whole or in part:

• Affirmative Action plans
• Classification specifications
• Employee surveys
• Interagency agreements
• Personnel Resources Board decisions
• Referral information
• Rule interpretations
• Rulemaking procedure
• Vendor contracts

Requests for public records may be made in writing, by phone, e-mail, fax, or orally to the Public Disclosure Coordinator at:

Public Disclosure Coordinator
Washington State Department of Personnel
521 Capitol Way South
PO Box 47500
Olympia, Washington 98504
Email: publicrecords@dop.wa.gov
360-664-6270
360-586-4694 (fax)

The request should contain the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number or e-mail address of the person requesting the record;
2. The date on which the request is being made;
3. A description of the record(s) requested;
4. If the requested record is referenced in a current DOP index, a reference to the record as described in the index; and
5. If the request is for a list of individuals, the requester must certify that the information will not be used for commercial purposes except as permitted by RCW 42.56.070(9).