Malden News Network v. Malden, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20221218)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 27, 2022 SPR22/1218 Greg Lucey City Clerk City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Second Floor, Room 220 Malden, MA 02148 Dear Mr. Lucey: I have received the petition of Malden News Network appealing the response of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 19, 2022, the requestor sought the following: [1] Copies of any draft or signed agreements, along with any associated appendices/exhibits etc., related to communications in the May 19, 2022 City of Malden “News Flash” under the title “Mayor Christenson Announces Deal Between Mystic Valley Regional Charter School and Tenants”. . . . [2] Any records citing sources of funds, such as account names or numbers, for any form of financial assistance contributed by the City of Malden to the consummation and terms of these agreements. [3] The document created/posted at the following URL on 5/19/22 (including any document which was changed or deleted from that URL): . . . [4] The document created/posted at the following URL on 5/19/22 . . . [5] Any user manual or recent contract with any vendor providing the “Civic Alerts” posting software. It appears the requestor received a correspondence from the City, which the City indicates was as a result of a software malfunction. Upon receipt, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1218, was opened as a result. It is my understanding that the City intends to provide the requestor with a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide the requestor with said response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations 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

Greg Lucey SPR22/1218 Page 2 May 27, 2022 within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Malden News Network