Farber, Michael v. Orleans, Town of - Board of Selectmen (SPR 20150526)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords September 1, 2015 SPRlS/526 Mr. Alan McClennan, Jr. Box 208, 157 Namequoit Road South Orleans, MA 02662 Dear Mr. McClennan: I have received the petition of Michael Farber, on behalf of Mary Hartley, appealing the nonresponse ofthe Town of Orleans (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Farber requested "a copy of a full and complete itemized list of every wastewater expenditure you included in conducting your accounting for the year 2000 to June 30, 2015." Having received no response, Mr. Farber 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, § 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 Town 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 June 20, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Town's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Farber may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 CM.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Michael Farber OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre