Stevan Johnson v. Swampscott, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20192215)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-31-2019

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SPR 20192215 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Stevan Johnson concerning records held by Swampscott, Town of - Town Clerk, opened 10-31-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.

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Case Details

Case Number: 20192215
Case Type: Appeal
Case Subtype: Initial
Status: Closed
Requester: Stevan Johnson
Custodian: Swampscott, Town of - Town Clerk
Date Opened: 10-31-2019
Date Closed: 11-13-2019
Petitions Regarding Fees: No
Went to Court: No

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division

Rebecca S, Murray Supervisor of Records

November 13, 2019. SPR19/2215

Susan J, Duplin

Town of Swampscott — Office of the Town Clerk 22 Monument Avenue

Swampscott, MA 01907

Dear Ms. Duplin:

I have received the petition of Stevan Johnson appealing the nonresponse of the Swampscott Town Clerk’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Johnson requested “any records in the possession, custody, or control within the City or Town relative to the newspaper publication of: (i) ordinances or bylaws and/or (ii) rules and orders for the regulation of carriages and vehicles used therein for the conveyance of persons from place to place for hire.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Johnson 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 the Office responded to Mr. Johnson’s request with a response sent on November 5, 2019. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of response to Mr, Johnson’s request, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Johnson may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).