Andrew Quemere v. Everett, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20222409)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 7, 2022 SPR22/2409 Sergio Cornelio City Clerk City of Everett 484 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Dear Mr. Cornelio: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the nonresponse of the City of Everett (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 8, 2022, Mr. Quemere requested the following records: [1] The police department’s current use-of-force policies. [2] A blank copy of each form used to report use-of-force incidents [3] All monthly and annual use-of-force reports. [4] All data on use-of-force incidents that are stored by the department’s use-of-force tracking software. [5] All numerical/statistical reports that can be generated by the department’s use-of- force tracking software. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2409, 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. Quemere 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. Quemere may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Sergio Cornelio SPR22/2409 Page 2 November 7, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere