Kenneth G. Flynn v. Boston, City of - Auditing (SPR 20160602)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of& cords August 18, 2016 SPR16/602 Ms. Sally Glora City Auditor City of Boston 1 City Hall Square, Room M-4 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Ms. Glora: I have received the petition of Kenneth Flynn appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, on May 17, 2016, Mr. Flynn requested records regarding voluntary insurance provided to employees by specifically identified insurance carriers. Despite our letter to you dated August 11, 2016 acknowledging the opening of this appeal and a communication from a member of my staff, no response has been provided. The Public Records Law 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. To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. Order I find the City has failed to respond to a request for public records. Accordingly, the City is hereby ordered to provide Mr. Flynn with a response to the request, prepared in a manner OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre

Ms. Sally Glora, City Auditor SPR16/602 Page2 August 18, 2016 consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. a Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Kenneth Flynn