Outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings this weekend released details of his “separation agreement” with the city, but Charlotte still hasn’t provided some records related to the situation.

The Charlotte Observer submitted multiple public records requests after Observer news partner WSOC and WFAE first reported the Charlotte City Council voted on a settlement with Jennings in early May. The deal was reportedly to avoid a lawsuit over now former-Council member Tariq Bokhari’s push to get new bulletproof vests for police officers.

The reports sparked turmoil on council in the weeks to follow, including calls for an investigation into leaks of closed session details and allegations of misconduct. But the city did not publicly confirm a settlement. State Auditor Dave Boliek last week announced his office would investigate the matter.

On Sunday night, Jennings announced his retirement from CMPD at the end of year and the details of a “separation agreement” worth $305,000 with the city in an interview with The Charlotte Optimist newsletter and The Assembly. Jennings then shared the agreement with other media outlets, and the department released a statement on his retirement.

But as of Tuesday, the Observer’s requests for additional records remained unfulfilled.

Outstanding public records request on CMPD Chief Jennings

The Observer’s first requests related to the Jennings settlement were filed to the city on May 5 and 6.

An Observer reporter requested the terms of any settlement reached with Jennings, which legal expert Mike Tadych told the outlet are a public record. The Observer also asked for:

• Any written communication — such as emails and text messages — sent to the city since Nov. 1 on behalf of any legal counsel representing Jennings.

• Any written communication by Jennings since Nov. 1 about Bokhari and certain related key terms.

• Any documentation submitted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP President Corine Mack as part of an ethics complaint she filed in January against Bokhari.

• Any written communication to or from council members in January about Mack’s ethics complaint.

All of those requests were listed as “in progress” in the city’s tracking system as of Tuesday evening. City spokesman Lawrence Corley said the city was working on the requests and would provide updates through the city’s public records portal.

An Observer staffer submitted additional records requests Tuesday that were not immediately provided, including:

• Written communications to or from City Manager Marcus Jones in May containing certain keywords related to Jennings

• Written communications to or from head city spokesman Jason Schneider in April and May containing certain keywords related to Jennings.

• Written communications to or from Jennings in April and May concerning a separation or settlement agreement.

• A copy of any documents and/or written communications in which Jennings or any designated representative, such as legal counsel, made “allegations regarding violations of his rights under state and federal law” and any city responses to those documents. That phrase quoted in the request reflects language in the documents Jennings released Sunday.

• A copy of any general waiver, release or separation agreement and any attachments or accompanying documentation signed by Jennings in April or May.

• All items in Jennings’ personnel file allowed to be released under state law.

Those requests also were listed as “in progress” in the city’s tracking system as of Tuesday evening.

The Observer reported last year the city was facing a sizable backlog of records requests, some dating back years. City leaders said at the time they were migrating to a new system and increasing staffing to address issues.