Cynthia B. Gardner v. Cotuit, Village of - Fire District (SPR 20180028)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords January 9, 2018 SPR18/028 Charles Eager Cotuit Fire District 64 High Street Cotuit, MA 02635 Dear Mr. Eager: I have received the petition of Cynthia Gardner appealing the nonresponse of the Cotuit Fire District (District) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § IOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Gardner requested copies of correspondence between the District and the Inspector General's Office, or any other designated representatives of either party during 2017. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Gardner petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that a representative from the District is working to compile the requested records and intends on providing Ms. Gardner with a written response in the meantime, addressing her concern. Accordingly, the District is hereby ordered to provide a response to Ms. Gardner made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Gardner may appeal the substantive nature of the District's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Supervisor of Records cc: Cynthia B. Gardner 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