Collin Dias v. Fall River, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20221043)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 18, 2022 SPR22/1043 Alison M. Bouchard City Clerk Fall River Office of the City Clerk One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Dear Ms. Bouchard: I have received the petition of Collin Dias appealing the nonresponse of the City of Fall River (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 13, 2022, Mr. Dias requested copies of “[a]ll records of expenditures made out of the perpetual care account in the years 2020, 2021, and 2022.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Dias petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1043, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Dias 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. Mr. Dias 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: Collin Dias 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