Philip Marcelo v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20161112)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 16, 2016 SPR16/1112 Lieutenant Michael McCarthy Boston Police Department Office of Media Relations One Schroeder Plaza Boston, MA 02120 Dear Lieutenant McCarthy: I have received the petition of Philip Marcelo, of The Associated Press, appealing the nomesponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Marcelo requested records regarding the pilot body-worn camera program. Having received no response, Mr. Marcelo petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated December 9, 2016. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Marcelo may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). 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 determ· ·on£ r further information. cc: Philip Marcelo One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre• pre@sec.state.ma.us