Andrew Quemere v. Newton, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20221108)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 25, 2022 SPR22/1108 David Olson City Clerk City of Newton 1000 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02459 Dear Mr. Olson: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the nonresponse of the City of Newton (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 22, 2022, Mr. Quemere requested “[a]ll police department internal affairs data submitted to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1108, 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. Quemere 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. Quemere 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: Andrew Quemere 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