Kenzie A. Rhodes v. Hampshire County Sheriff's Department (SPR 20220329)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 11, 2022 SPR22/0329 Thomas Mitchell Public Information Officer Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department 205 Rocky Hill Road Northampton, MA 01061 Dear Mr. Mitchell: I have received the petition of Kenzie Rhodes of the Finance Committee – Massachusetts Assembly appealing the nonresponse of the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 25, 2022, Ms. Rhodes requested the “[b]ond number, type, date of issuance, dollar amount and contact information (name, address, and email/phone contact of company which has Bonded the Sheriff, and any deputies . . .” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Rhodes petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0329, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Ms. Rhodes with a response dated February 10, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Rhodes has appealed the Department’s response which will be opened as a separate matter. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Kenzie Rhodes 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