Geoffrey Epstein v. Framingham, City of (SPR 20211619)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 15, 2021 SPR21/1619 Todd Palmer Super RAO City of Framingham 150 Concord Street Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Mr. Palmer: I have received the petition of Geoffrey Epstein appealing the nonresponse of the City of Framingham (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 8, 2021, Mr. Epstein filed a public records request for records pertaining to the City of Framingham’s budget surplus. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Epstein petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/1619, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the City intends on providing a written response to Mr. Epstein. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Epstein with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Epstein 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: Geoffrey Epstein 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