Don Kempner Warner Saklad v. Boston, City of - City Council (SPR 20171677)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 18, 2017 SPR17/1677 Shawn Williams, Esq. Public Records Access Officer 1 City Hall Sq. Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Don Kempner Warner Saklad appealing the response of the Boston City Council (Council) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Saklad requested documents regarding "the complete City Stenographer Stenographic Record of the most recent Public Meeting of Boston City Council should be provided in the original English language recorded by the City Stenographer." Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division, this office was notified that the Council provided a response on December 18, 2017 that asserts "[t]here are no other records responsive to your request." The duty to comply with requests for records extends to those records that exist and are in the possession, custody, or control of the custodian ofrecords at the time of the request. See G. L. c. 66, § lO(a)(ii). Whereas the Council has confirmed it has no additional responsive records, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Sincerely, ~ r a ~ Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Don Kempner Warner Saklad 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