Learned III, A. v. Abington, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20150813)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords November 12, 2015 SPRlS/813 Ms. Dorothy Jamieson Assistant Town Manager Town of Abington 500 Gliniewicz Way Abington, MA 02351 Dear Ms. Jamieson: I have received the petition of A. W. Learned III appealing the nomesponse of Town of Abington (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Learned requested "all pages of the 5 documents and charges for such without certification." Having received no response, Mr. Learned 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. 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 October 29, 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. Learned may appeal the substantive nature of the To 's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). cc: Mr. A.W. Learned III OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre