Higgins, Patrick v. Swansea, Town of - Water District (SPR 20150289)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords May 21,2015 SPRlS/289 Mr. Robert Marquis Swansea Water District 700 Wilbur A venue Swansea, MA 02777 Dear Mr. Marquis: I have received the petition of Patrick Higgins appealing the nomesponse ofthe Swansea Water District (District) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Higgins requested executive session minutes for a specifically identified time period. Having received no response, Mr. Higgins 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 District 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 April22, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the District's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Higgins may appeal the substantive nature of the District's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Patrick Higgins OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre