Steve Kaspan v. Barnstable, Town of - Town Attorney (SPR 20170070)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 19, 2017 SPR17/070 Ruth Weil, Esq. Town Attorney Town of Barnstable 367 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Dear Attorney Weil: I have received the petition of Steve Kaspan appealing the response of the Town of Barnstable (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR16/1196 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (December 20, 2016). In a response to this Determination, on December 23,2016 the Town provided Mr. Kaspan with a copy ofthe responsive record with a portion redacted. In the Town's December 23, 2016letter you explained the Town withheld the redacted portion pursuant to Exemptions (a) and (c), the statutory and privacy exemptions to the Public Records Law. Mr. Kaspan appealed. I understand an attorney on my staff contacted you on January 19, 201 7 and you indicated the Town would provide Mr. Kaspan with a supplemental response. Accordingly, I will consider this appeal closed with the proviso that the School provide Mr. Kaspan with said response. Mr. Kaspan may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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. 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. 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

Ruth Weil, Esq. SPR17/070 Page 2 January 19,2017 ~,~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Steve Kaspan