Glenn Jones v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20222451)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 10, 2022 SPR22/2450; SPR22/2451 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petitions of Glenn Jones, of NBC10 Boston, appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 5, 2022 and August 8, 2022, Mr. Jones requested “files, including an audio or video recordings, related to the internal investigations against” named officers. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Jones petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR22/2450 and SPR22/2451, were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response(s). Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Jones with a response(s) to the requests, 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(s) must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response(s) to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Jones may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response(s) within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Glenn Jones 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