Mitchell Kosht v. Wellesley, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20211306)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 4, 2021 SPR21/1306 Cheryl Carlson Wellesley Police Records Manager Wellesley Police Department 485 Washington Street Wellesley, MA 02482 Dear Ms. Carlson: I have received the petition of Mitchell Kosht of the Committee for Public Counsel Services appealing the nonresponse of the Wellesley Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 8, 2021, Mr. Kosht requested the following records: 1. A spreadsheet, e.g., Microsoft Excel, or other flat file format, e.g., Comma-separated Values (CSV) or Tab-separated Values (TSV), containing the following fields of data for all personnel employed by the Wellesley Police Department: a. Employee Identification number b. Last Name c. First Name d. Badge number e. Rank f. Status (i.e, "active" or "suspended with pay") g. Date the individual joined the Wellesley Police Department 2. A spreadsheet identical to that generated in response to the first part of this request, with the same information as of January 1st of each year dating back to 2010. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Kosht petitioned this office and SPR21/1306 was opened as a result. Based on a communication between a Public Records Division staff member and a Department representative, it is my understanding that the Department intends on providing a response to Mr. Kosht. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Kosht with a response, consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations, within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at 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

Cheryl Carlson SPR21/1306 Page 2 June 4, 2021 pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Kosht may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mitchell Kosht