Ben Douglas v. Lynn, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20210044)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 20, 2021 SPR21/0044 Charles Gallo, Compliance Officer Records Access Officer (RAO) Lynn Public Schools 100 Bennett Street Lynn, MA 01905 Dear Mr. Gallo: I have received the petition of Benjamin Douglas appealing the response of the Lynn School Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 4, 2021, Mr. Douglas requested the “…contract that is currently in effect for …. the current superintendent of Lynn School District [and] his final pay stub for the 2020 calendar year.” Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. Douglas petitioned this office and as a result SPR21/0044 was opened. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a Department representative, it is my understanding that the Department intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. Douglas. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Douglas 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. Sincerely, ~ ' ' - . - '·.·' . - . . Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Benjamin Douglas 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