Goodell, Wayne v. North Adams, City of (SPR 20150655)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords August 26, 2015 SPR15/655 Mr. Michael Canales, Chief Administrative Officer City ofNorth Adams North Adams City Hall 10 Main Street North Adams, MA 0 124 7 Dear Mr. Canales: I have received the petition of Wayne Goodell appealing the nomesponse of the City of North Adams (City) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Goodell requested records regarding specifically identified meetings. Having received no response, Mr. Goodell 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 August 7, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the City's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Goodell may appeal the substantive nature of the City's re onse within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Wayne Goodell OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre