C.J. Ferry v. Fall River, City of - Office of the Corporation Counsel (SPR 20161247)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords December 30,2016 SPR16/1247 Joseph Macy, Esq. Corporation Counsel One Government Center Room 627 Fall River, MA 02722 Dear Mr. Macy: I have received the petition of C.J. Ferry appealing the nonresponse of the City of Fall River- Office of the Corporation Counsel (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Ferry requested four (4) categories of records all pertaining to construction done within the city. Having received no response, Mr. Ferry petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response would be provided without delay. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the City's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that Mr. Ferry receives a response to his request. Mr. Ferry may appeal the substantive nature of the City'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 determination for further information. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records 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

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