Andrew Ryan v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20220504)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 15, 2022 SPR22/0504 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Andrew Ryan of the Boston Globe appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 3, 2022, Mr. Ryan requested “…a spreadsheet showing the City’s current payroll for all city departments…as of January 14, 2022 that includes each employee’s name, ID and date of birth.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Ryan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0504, was opened as a result. Subsequently, a representative of the City provided a response dated March 2, 2022 to Mr. Ryan’s request. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Ryan may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ,' ,,. - ·. ~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Ryan 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