Steven L. Smith v. Barnstable County Sheriff's Office (SPR 20213264)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 22, 2021 SPR21/2364 Mr. Todd Palmer Super RAO City of Framingham 150 Concord St. Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Mr. Palmer: I have received the petition of the FU Spotlight Team appealing the nonresponse of the City of Framingham (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, the requestor seeks “all emails with the number name or phrase [‘]2021-1006[‘], [‘]1619[‘], or [‘]Epstein[‘] in the subject or body when sent by or received by [named individuals]” between 6/1/2021 and 7/9/2021. 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, no response has been provided. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide the requestor 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. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: FU Spotlight Team 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