Bibler, Eric v. Barnstable, Town of - Town Council (SPR 20140631)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 11, 2014 SPR14/631 Ms. Jessica Rapp Grassetti, President Barnstable Town Council 367 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Dear Ms. Grassetti: I have received the petition of Eric Bibler appealing the nonresponse ofthe Barnstable Town Council (Council) to his September 29, 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Bibler requested access to meeting minutes and exhibits of the Solar Subcommittee. Having received no response, Mr. Bibler 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 Council 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, this office was notified that you provided a response to this request, a copy of which was provided to this office. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Council's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Bibler may appeal the substantive nature of the Council's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 2.08(2). l V r t 1 Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Eric Bibler OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma.us/pre