Hillman, Charles v. Department of Public Safety - Board of Building Regulations and Standards (SPR 20150022)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 12, 2015 SPRlS/022 Mr. Robert Anderson Department of Public Safety Chief of Inspections - Building One Ashburton Place- Room 1301 Boston, MA 021 08 Dear Mr. Anderson: I have received the petition of Charles Hillman appealing the nomesponse ofthe Department of Public Safety (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Hillman requested a copy of an investigative report and a copy of any related preliminary report. Having received no response, Mr. Hillman 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 (1 0) 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 Department 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 a copy ofthe investigative report was provided, dated February 5, 2015. In light of receiving this response, Mr. Hillman notified this office that he wishes to withdraw this appeal with respect to his request for a copy of any preliminary report. Accordingly, I ill now consider this administrative appeal closed. cc: Mr. Charles Hillman One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre