Hillman, Charles v. Huntington, Town of - Board of Health (SPR 20150358)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords June 2, 2015 SPRlS/358 Ms. K. Morrison Town of Huntington Board of Health 24 Russell Road, P.O. Box 430 Huntington, MA 01050 Dear Ms. Morrison: I have received the petition of Charles Hillman appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Huntington- Board of Health (Board) 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 an approved copy of the Board's March 18, 2015 minutes. 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 (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(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 Board 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. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Board's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Hillman may appeal the substantive nature of the Board's response with"n ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). 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