Thomas Ramos v. Brockton, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20222128)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 19, 2022 SPR22/2128 Timothy J. Cruise City Clerk City of Brockton 45 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Mr. Cruise: I have received the petition of Thomas Ramos appealing the nonresponse of the City of Brockton (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 5, 2022, Mr. Ramos requested, “… tax title list for all properties that are in delinquency [and] those properties that have been taken for non payment of taxes.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Ramos petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2128, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City intends on providing a written response to Mr. Ramos. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Ramos with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. 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 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