Colman Herman v. Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (SPR 20222433)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 7, 2022 SPR22/2433 Angela Chan, Esq. Information Officer Special Counsel Massachusetts Housing Finance Authority 1 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Chan: I have received the petition of Colman M. Herman appealing the response of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (Agency) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 11, 2022, Mr. Herman requested the following records: [1] Records of all the expenses [a specified individual] has incurred in [their] capacity as executive director of MassHousing for the period October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. This includes, but is not limited to, the following. [a]Expense reports, including back-up receipts [b] Credit cards statements, including back-up receipts [c] Automobile expense records, including back-up receipts [d] Any and all other records that document [specified individual’s] expenses, including back-up receipts… [2] The written employee reimbursement policy of Mass Housing… The Agency responded on October 25, 2022. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2433, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Agency provided Mr. Herman with a response dated November 3, 2022. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Agency’s October 25, 2022 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Agency’s November 3rd 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

Angela Chan, Esq. SPR22/2433 Page 2 November 7, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc. Colman M. Herman