Stanley Mazurczyk v. Chelmsford, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20221206)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 7, 2022 SPR22/1206 Marissa Cameron Records Access Officer Chelmsford Police Department 2 Olde North Road Chelmsford, MA 91824 Dear Ms. Cameron: I have received the petition of Stanley Mazurczyk appealing the response of the Chelmsford Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 13, 2021, Mr. Mazurczyk requested, “… all records pertinent to this year’s re-accreditation effort. That would include cop(ies) of fees, police man hours spent and required to maintain re-accreditation status, hours Department spent during 2018-2021 cycle training its force to comply with those standards, copy of re-accreditation certificate, and correspondence with accrediting entity.” On September 27, 2021, Mr. Mazurczyk requested, “… all records pertinent to [re- accreditation] effort of Certified, Accredited and Re-Accredited including copies of fees, police man-hours spent and required to maintain re-accreditation status, hours department spent during 2018-2021 cycle training its force to comply with mandatory standards, copy of reaccreditation certificate, and correspondence with accrediting entity.” Prior Appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR21/1354 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (June 9, 2021); SPR21/2740 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (November 2, 2021); SPR21/3129 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (December 14, 2021); SPR22/0718 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 11, 2022) and SPR22/0931 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 29, 2022). In my April 20, 2022 determination, I found that that the basis of Mr. Mazurczyk’s appeal was unclear. Subsequently, Mr. Mazurczyk petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1206, was opened as a result. The requirements for an appeal are follows: such appeal shall be in writing, and all appeals to the Supervisor must include a copy of the original request, any responses by the RAO, and a statement indicating the reason for the appeal. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). In Mr. 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

Melissa Cameron SPR22/1206 Page 2 June 7, 2022 Mazurczyk’s letter of appeal to this office, the required copy of the referenced April 12, 2022 fee estimate was not provided. Given that a copy of the appealed response was not included, I am unable to process the appeal at this time. Once the response is provided, Mr. Mazurczyk may submit the required documents and a new appeal will be opened. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Stanley Mazurczyk