Anne McKinnon v. Falmouth, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20213140)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 15, 2021 SPR21/3140 Michael Palmer Town Clerk Town of Falmouth 59 Town Hall Square Falmouth, MA 02540 Dear Mr. Palmer: I have received the petition of Anne McKinnon appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of the Town of Falmouth (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 12, 2021, Ms. McKinnon requested the planner and Nov. 2021 resignation letter of a named individual. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. McKinnon petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/3140, was opened as a result. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within 10 business days from receipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear if a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. McKinnon with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of the response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. 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

Michael Palmer SPR21/3140 Page 2 December 15, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Anne McKinnon