Robert E. Whalen v. Chelsea, City of - Retirement System (SPR 20212231)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 2, 2021 SPR21/2231 Barbara O’Brien Records Access Officer/Executive Director Chelsea Retirement System 500 Broadway, Room 214 Chelsea, MA 02150 Dear Ms. O’Brien: I have received the petition of Robert E. Whalen appealing the response of the Chelsea 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 Chelsea Retirement Board, still living, who retired as employees of the Chelsea Public School system. This information may consist of, but not be limited to, hardcopy, electronic, or digital records.” The Board provided a response on July 12, 2021. Unsatisfied with the Board’s response, Mr. Whalen petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2231, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the Board provided a supplemental response on September 2, 2021. Where the basis of this appeal was the July 12th response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. If issues remain unresolved, Mr. Whalen may appeal the substantive nature of the Board’s September 2nd response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Robert E. Whalen 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