Andrew Quemere v. Haverhill, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20201740)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records October 1, 2020 SPR20/1740 Linda Koutoulas City Clerk City of Haverhill 4 Summer Street Haverhill, MA 01830 Dear Ms. Koutoulas: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the response of the City of Haverhill (City) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, §10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on September 2, 2020, Mr. Quemere requested, “[a]ll email metadata for the address billcoxlaw.@aol.com.” Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Quemere appealed and SPR20/1740 was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a City representative, it is my understanding that the City intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. Quemere to address his concerns. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Quemere with a response to his request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Quemere may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere 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