Brown, Todd v. Dover-Sherborn Regional School District (SPR 20140594)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords November 3, 2014 SPR14/594 Mr. Steven B. Bliss Superintendent Dover Sherborn Public Schools 157 Farm Street Dover, MA 02030 Dear Mr. Bliss: I have received the petition of Todd Brown appealing the nomesponse of the Dover Sherborn Public Schools (Schools) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Brown, 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, § 1O (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 Schools are 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 agreed to provide a written response to the request. In your letter, you inform Mr. Brown that the Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools belong to the West Suburban Health Group (WSHG) and provided him with their address. You instructed Mr. Brown to direct his records request to the WSHG. Whereas the District has provided a written response, made in compliance wi h the Public Records Law and its Regulations, I will consider this administrative appeal 1 se illiams 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