Howard Friedman v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20190941)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords May 24, 2019 SPR19/941 Attorney Shawn A Williams Boston, City of - Police Department One Schroeder Plaza Boston, MA 02120 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Howard Friedman appealing the nomesponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Howard Friedman requested a copy of "any and all Department policies, procedures, orders, or memoranda concerning an early intervention system, early warning system, or other system designed to: track officers' internal affairs complaints; identify officers for discipline, increased supervision, or retraining; and/or enhance officer accountability." Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Department plans on providing Howard Friedman a response to his request. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Howard Friedman may appeal the substantive nature of the Boston Police Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Howard Friedman Carmen Guhn- Knight 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