Brown, Todd v. Walpole, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20140590)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 28, 2014 SPR14/590 Mr. Ronald A. Fucile Town Clerk Walpole Town Hall 135 School Street Walpole, MA 02081 Dear Mr. Fucile: I have received the petition of Todd Brown appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Walpole (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Brown requested, on behalf of the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association, requested copies of records related to "prescription benefits fulfillment." Having received no response, Mr. Brown 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 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. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, you informed this office by letter dated October 21,2014, that the West Suburban Health Group intends to provide 500 pages of responsive records to Mr. Brown. Whereas the To , has r ponded to Mr. Brown's request, I will consider this administrative appeal cilifD,~ Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Todd Brown OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre