Christopher Mullady v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20210798)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 13, 2021 SPR21/0798 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Christopher Mullady appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 12, 2021, Mr. Mullady requested the following records: “[1] Each public notice posted, to date, for the meetings of the art commission’s recontextualization subcommittee, or confirmation that no such notices were delivered to the clerk for posting; [2] Electronic copies of the minutes of the recontextualization subcommittee meetings, whether approved or in draft form, through the date of full compliance with this request.” Claiming to not yet have received the responsive records, Mr. Mullady petitioned this office and SPR21/0798 was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. As such, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Mullady with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Mullady may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq. SPR21/0798 Page 2 April 13, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Christopher Mullady