O'Leary, Michael v. Lawrence, City of - Licensing Board (SPR 20150359)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords May 29,2015 SPRlS/359 Mr. Charles D. Boddy, Jr., Esq. City of Lawrence 200 Common Street, Room 306 Lawrence, MA 01840 Dear Attorney Boddy: I have received the petition of Michael O'Leary appealing the nonresponse of the City of Lawrence (City) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. O'Leary requested records relating to an incident at a specifically identified business. Having received no response, Mr. O'Leary 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 City 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 May 4, 2015. Whereas this mat r was opened based upon the City's failure to provide a written response, I will now consid , this administrative appeal closed. Mr. O'Leary may appeal the substantive nature of the City's r 1sponse within ninety (90) days. f See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). j cc: Mr. Michael O'Leary OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre