Steven L. Smith v. Worcester, City of (SPR 20221402)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 1, 2022 SPR22/1402 Mike Vigneux Records Access Officer Law Department City of Worcester 455 Main Street, Room 301 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Mr. Vigneux: I have received the petition of Steven L. Smith appealing the nonresponse of the City of Worcester (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 29, 2022, Mr. Smith requested records concerning a 911 call placed from an identified address. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Smith petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR22/1402, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City is aware of this appeal and is working on a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Smith with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 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: Steven L. Smith Janice Thompson, Esq. 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