Rich Shertenlieb v. Marblehead, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20221082)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 12, 2022 SPR22/1082 Dennis A. King Chief of Police Marblehead Police Department 11 Gerry Street Marblehead, MA 01945 Dear Chief King: I have received your petition on behalf of the Marblehead Police Department (Department) seeking a waiver of statutory limits on fees that may be assessed in responding to a public records request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(d)(iv). As required by law, the Department furnished a copy of this petition to the requestor, Rich Shertenlieb. Id. On April 26, 2022, Mr. Shertenlieb submitted a request seeking various categories of records concerning the Department. In a letter dated May 11, 2022, Mr. Shertenlieb states, “…I agree to this increase… please email me the total and I will come by the station today or tomorrow and pay the invoice.” Conclusion In light of the above, it is unnecessary to opine on the Department’s petition for a waiver of statutory limits on fees that may be assessed in responding to Mr. Shertenlieb’s public records request. Further, this office encourages Mr. Shertenlieb and the City to continue to communicate to facilitate providing records more efficiently and affordably. See G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vii). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Rich Shertenlieb 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