Patterson, Steven v. Braintree, Town of (SPR 20140534)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 20, 2014 SPR14/534 Mr. Peter Morin, Esq. Town Solicitor Town of Braintree One JFK Memorial Drive Braintree, MA 02184 Dear Custodian: I have received the petition of Steven Patterson appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Braintree (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Patterson requested copies of records related to legal action in which the Town is a party during the last five years. Having received no response, Mr. Patterson petitioned this office. 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 ofthe records, or a denial. The Town is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and its Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, you provided a written response, to Mr. Patterson on October 1, 2014. Whereas the Town has provided a written response, made in compliance with the Public Records Law and its Regulations, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Patterson may appeal the respo se made by the Town within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Steven Patterson OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre