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Commonwealth Transparency v. Saugus, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20221040)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 05-05-2022
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20221040 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Commonwealth Transparency concerning records held by Saugus, Town of - Public Schools, opened 05-05-2022. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20221040
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Commonwealth Transparency
- Custodian
- Saugus, Town of - Public Schools
- Date Opened
- 05-05-2022
- Date Closed
- 05-17-2022
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 17, 2022 SPR22/1040 Dawn E. Trainor Executive Director of Pupil Personnel Services & Special Education Saugus Public Schools 23 Main Street Saugus, MA 01906 Dear Director Trainor: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency appealing the nonresponse of the Saugus Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 18, 2022, Commonwealth Transparency requested the following records: 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, SPR22/1040, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the School has provided a response. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Commonwealth Transparency with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. 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 Director Dawn E. Trainor SPR22/1040 Page 2 May 17, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency