Arnold, Esq., Catherine v. Cambridge, City of - Department of Public Works (SPR 20150925)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords January 5, 2016 SPRlS/925 Mr. Sean M. McKendry, Esq. Cambridge Law Department Cambridge City Hall 795 Massachusetts A venue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Attorney McKendry: I have received the petition of Catherine Arnold appealing the response of the City of Cambridge Law Department (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § IO(b); see _?-lso 950 C.M.R. Specifically, on October 16, 2015 the Ms. Arnold made a request for records regarding an accident or incident involving a vehicle operated by any agent, servant, or employee of the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works Street Cleaning Division (Division). In a response dated November 17,2015 the Department provided Ms. Arnold with a fee estimate for the provision of records responsive to her request. On November 23, 2015 Ms. Arnold paid the fee. The basis of her appeal is that as of the date of her petition to the Public Records Division, Ms. Arnold had not received any responsive records. Every person having custody of any public record, as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four, shall, at reasonable times and without unreasonable delay, permit it, or any segregable portion of a record which is an independent public record, to be inspected and examined by any person, under his supervision, and shall furnish one copy thereof upon payment of a reasonable fee. G. L. c. 66, § 10 ( a). In a letter to the Public Records Division dated December 23, 2015 you explained that the responsive records were sent to Ms. Arnold earlier that day. Given that the responsive records have been provided, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Arnold may appeal the substantive nature the Town's provision of the records within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). is or of Records cc: Ms. Catherine Arnold One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre