Fred W. Sunderland, Esq. v. Haverhill, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20170829)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis.Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords June 20, 2017 SPR17/829 Linda Koutoulas City Clerk City of Haverhill 4 Summer Street Haverhill, MA 01830 Dear Ms. Koutoulas: I have received the petition of Attorney Fred W. Sunderland, Jr. appealing the nonresponse of the City of Haverhill (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Attorney Sunderland requested a copy of a report in which he believes he is the subject. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Attorney Sunderland petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member ofthe Public Records Division, I learned that the proper agent for handling public record requests never saw the inquiry. Nonetheless, after the City was made aware of this appeal, a representative within the City noted their willingness to provide a response. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the City provide said response within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Attorney Sunderland may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety days. See C.M.R. 32.08(1). ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Fred W. Sunderland, Jr. Esq. 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