Neal McNamara v. Wayland, Town of - Office of the Board of Selectmen (SPR 20221063)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 19, 2022 SPR22/1063 Stephen Crane Acting Town Administrator Town of Wayland 41 Cochituate Road Wayland, MA 01778 Dear Mr. Crane: I have received the petition of Neal McNamara appealing the response of the Town of Wayland (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 5, 2022, Mr. McNamara requested, “…complaints filed by either Wayland town employees or any member of the public against [named person]… emails between [named person] and [named person] in April 2022.” On May 6, 2022, the Town responded. Unsatisfied with the Town’s response, Mr. McNamara petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1063, was opened as a result. Based on a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a Town representative, it is my understanding that the Town intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. McNamara. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. McNamara with said response to his request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. McNamara may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Neal McNamara 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