Keith Slattery, Esq. v. Revere, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20160431)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords July 6, 2016 SPR16/431 Ms. Ashley Melnik City of Revere - City Clerk Office 281 Broadway Revere, MA 02151 Dear Ms. Melnik: I have received the petition of Keith Slattery appealing the nomesponse of the City of Revere-City Clerk Office (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Slattery requested copies of "emails to and from" various email addresses "from January 1, 2016 to present." Having received no response, Mr. Slattery 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, § 10(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. 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 by you that two responses were provided dated May 31, 2016 and June 8, 2016. 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. Slattery may appeal the substanti e nature of the City's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). cc: Mr. Keith Slattery, Esq. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre