McDonald, Sally v. Office of the Comptroller (SPR 20150023)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 12, 2015 SPRlS/023 Ms. Jenny Hedderman, Esq. Office of the Comptroller One Ashburton Place, 9th Floor Boston, MA 021 08 Dear Attorney Hedderman: I have received the petition of Sally McDonald appealing the nomesponse of the Office ofthe Comptroller (Office) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. McDonald requested documents regarding specifically identified individuals. Having received no response, Ms. McDonald 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, § lO(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 Office 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 response was provided, dated January 15,2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Office's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. McDonald may appeal the substantive nature of the Of ce's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). cc: Ms. Sally McDonald OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre