Commonwealth Transparency v. Haverhill, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20221039)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 6, 2022 SPR22/1039 Michael Pfifferling Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Haverhill Public Schools 4 Summer Street, Room 104 Haverhill, MA 01830 Dear Assistant Superintendent Pfifferling: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency appealing the nonresponse of the Haverhill Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 14, 2022, Commonwealth Transparency requested: For the time period January 1, 2019 through the date you respond with the responsive documents, please provide the following: [1] All billing statements and/or invoices from Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, 300 Crown Colony Drive, Suite 410 (P.O. Box 9126) Quincy, MA 02269-9126[;] [2] All documents evidencing payments made to Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, 300 Crown Colony Drive, Suite 410 (P.O. Box 9126) Quincy, MA 02269-9126. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Commonwealth Transparency petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1039, was opened as a result. Subsequently, it is my understanding a representative of the School provided a response to Commonwealth Transparency’s request on May 6, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the School’s lack of a written response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Commonwealth Transparency may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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 Pfifferling SPR22/1039 Page 2 May 6, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency