Joshua Dankoff v. Holyoke, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20212451)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 24, 2021 SPR21/2451 Ms. Brenna McGee City of Holyoke - City Clerk 536 Dwight Street, Room 2 Holyoke, MA 01040 Dear Ms. McGee: This office has received correspondence from Mr. Joshua Dankoff dated September 24, 2021 appealing the nonresponse of the City of Holyoke (City) to a request for public records. After reviewing this information, I find that I am unable to accept this appeal. The Public Records Access Regulations, which govern the procedural aspects of all appeals, require that an appeal to this office be filed within ninety (90) days of the date of the request letter, or within ninety (90) days of the date of a written response from the record custodian. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08 (1)(d); 950 C.M.R. 32.08 (1)(e). The attachments provided with Mr. Dankoff’s appeal have exceeded the ninety (90) day limit. Mr. Dankoff may make a new request to the City for the same information. The City has ten (10) business days in which to respond to his new request. See G. L. c. 66, § 10(b). If the City denies his request or fails to respond within ten (10) business days, he may appeal to this office within the ninety (90) day time frame. At that time, this office will review the matter. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Joshua Dankoff 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