Robert E. Whalen v. Bristol County Retirement Board (SPR 20212176)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 1, 2021 SPR21/2176 Roxanne Donovan Executive Director Bristol County Retirement Board 645 County St.; County Crossing Taunton, MA 02780 Dear Ms. Donovan: I have received the petition of Robert E. Whalen appealing the response of the Bristol County Retirement Board (Board) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 19, 2021, Mr. Whalen requested “[c]opies of the names and addresses, in any and all forms, of all members of the Bristol County Retirement Board, still living, who retired as employees of the Bristol County Public School system. This information may consist of, but not be limited to, hardcopy, electronic, or digital records.” The Board provided a response on May 26, 2021. Unsatisfied with the Board’s response, Mr. Whalen petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2176, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the Board provided a supplemental response on September 1, 2021. Where the basis of this appeal was the May 26th response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. If issues remain unresolved, Mr. Whalen may appeal the substantive nature of the Board’s September 1st response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Robert E. Whalen Michael Sacco, Esq. 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