Corbett, Suzanne v. Ashland, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20140268)

The Commonwealth ofMassachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords July 10, 2014 SPR14/268 Ms. Mary Fitz-Gibbon Executive Administrator Town of Ashfield, Town Hall 412 Main Street, P.O. Box 560 Ashfield, MA 01330 Dear Ms. Fitz-Gibbon: I have received the petition of Suzanne M. Corbett appealing the response ofthe Town of Ashfield (Town) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Corbett requested copies of several Town records in which she is specifically identified. As of the date of this determination; and despite the intervention of my staff, the Town has not fully complied with these requests for records. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Town is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Accordingly, the Town is hereby ordered, within ten (10) days ofthis order, to provide Ms. Corbett with the requested records, or provide to Ms. Corbett and this office, with specificity, how a particular exemption applies to each record. If the Town has no records, it must provide this explanation to Ms. Corbett. If the Town is planning to charge for the cost of complying with this public records request, Ms. Corbett must be provided with a detailed written, good faith estimate on each particular request. Once the Town receives the estimate funds, the records must be provided. Failure to comply with this administrative order may result in the filing of a complaint for enforcement in the Superior Court by Ms. Corbett. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre

Ms. Mary Fitz-Gibbon SPR14/268 Page Two July 10, 2014 -it yours, Shawn.!¥. Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Suzanne M. Corbett