Miranda, Cathleen v. Winthrop, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20150475)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords August 20, 2015 SPRlS/475 Ms. Michele E. Randazo, Esq. Kopelman and Paige, P. C. 10 1 Arch Street Boston, MA 0211 0 Dear Attorney Randazo: I have received the petition of Cathleen Miranda appealing the nomesponse of the Town of Winthrop Police Department (Department) to her September 2, 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Miranda requested a record regarding a specifically identified incident. After a lengthy delay in which Ms. Miranda sent correspondence queries to several Department staff members, Ms. Miranda appealed to this office. Subsequent to the June 25, 2015 opening of this appeal you provided a response, dated July 29,2015. You indicated that your office serves as Town Counsel to the Town of Winthrop. In that response you provided responsive records. Your response is dated July 29,2015, three-hundred thirty days after Ms. Miranda's request. G. L. c. 4, § 7 (26); 950 C.M.R. 32 et seq. A record custodian must comply with a public records request as soon as is practicable, without umeasonable delay, and always within ten (10) calendar days. G. L. c. 66, § 10(a); 950 C.M.R. 32.05(2). The Department is advised that all responses to requests for public records must be made in compliance with the timeliness requirement of the Access Regulations. I find that, whereas the ecords were provided, this administrative appeal is closed. cc: Ms. Cathleen Miranda OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre