Malden Transparency v. Berkshire Hills Regional School District (SPR 20212647)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records October 13, 2021 SPR21/2647 Peter W. Dillon, Ed. D. Superintendent Berkshire Hills Regional School District 50 Main Street, P.O. Box 617 Stockbridge, MA 01262 Dear Superintendent Dillon: I have received the petition of Malden Transparency appealing the response of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District (District) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 26, 2021, Malden Transparency requested: For the time period January 1, 2019 through the date [the District] respond[s] with the responsive documents . . . 1. All billing statements and/or invoices from [a named law firm]. 2. All documents evidencing payments made to [a named law firm]. The District provided a response on October 7, 2021. Unsatisfied with the District’s response, Malden Transparency petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2647, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the District provided a supplemental response on October 12, 2021. Given that this appeal was opened based on the October 7th response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Malden Transparency may appeal the substantive nature of the District’s October 12th response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: OpenMalden.com Doreen Twiss 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