Matthew Szafranski v. Springfield, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20191165)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords June 12, 2019 SPR19/1165 Andrea Stone Public Records Coordinator City of Springfield 36 Court Street, Room 123 Springfield, MA O1 103 Dear Ms. Stone: I have received the petition of Matthew Szafranski appealing the nonresponse of the City of Springfield (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, Mr. Szafranski requested identified subpoenas and subsequent correspondence therein. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Szafranski 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 City intends on proving a written response to Mr. Szafranski, as well as any responsive records within the City's possession. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Szafranski with a response 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. Mr. Szafranski may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Supervisor of Records cc: Matthew Szafranski 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