Thomas Ramos v. New Bedford, City of, Assessors Office (SPR 20221815)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 15, 2022 SPR22/1815 Dennis Farias City Clerk City of New Bedford 133 William Street, Room #118 New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Mr. Farias: I have received the petition of Thomas Ramos appealing the nonresponse of the City of New Bedford Assessors Office (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 14, 2022, Mr. Ramos requested “[a] copy/printout of … [six identified] property records/field cards...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Ramos petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1815, 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. Ramos with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations 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. Mr. Ramos may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Thomas Ramos 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