Cathleen A. Godzik, M.D. v. Webster, Town of - Town Administrator (SPR 20171298)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords September 18, 2017 SPR17/1298 Dr. Cathleen A. Gozik, M.D. c/o Gail Arsenault Dear Dr. Godzik, Ms. Arsenault: This office has received your email appealing the lack of compliance of the Webster Town Administrator (Town) to your request for records. Specifically, on September 5, 2016, you requested a copy of a written report analyzing a request formal investigation concerning the Webster Conservation Commission as well as the personnel conduct of two specifically identified individuals. After reviewing this information I find that I am unable to accept your appeal. The Public Records Access Regulations, which govern the procedural aspects of all appeals, require that an appeal to this office be filed within ninety days of the date of the· request letter, or within ninety days of the date of a written response from the record custodian. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08 (l)(d); 950 C.M.R. 32.08 (1)(e). The attachments you provided with your appeal have exceeded the ninety day limit. You may make a new request to the Town for the same information. The Town has ten business days in which to respond to your new request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b). Ifthe Town denies your request or fails to respond within ten business days, you may appeal to this office within the statutory time frame. At that time this office will review the matter. Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Doug Willardson 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