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Open Commonwealth v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20222461)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-31-2022
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20222461 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Open Commonwealth concerning records held by Executive Office of Health & Human Services, opened 10-31-2022. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20222461
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Open Commonwealth
- Date Opened
- 10-31-2022
- Date Closed
- 11-03-2022
- Date Request Submitted
- 09-16-2022
- Response Provided Date
- 09-29-2022
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 10 days
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 3, 2022 SPR22/2461 Shara Bedard Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services One Ashburton Place, 11th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Bedard: I have received the petition of OpenCommonwealth.org appealing the response of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 16, 2022, the requestor sought: [1] Best Practices Update for Public Records Officers and friends General Counsel’s Office May 2015 ©2015 Office of Massachusetts Attorney General (AGO) Maura Healey; [2] Best Practices for AGO Public Records Officers and friends, General Counsel’s Office June 2016; [3]Best Practices for AGO Public Records Officers and friends, General Counsel’s Office November 2016; and, [4] Best Practices the Sequel for AGO Public Records and friends, General Counsel’s Office January 2019. On September 29, 2022, the Office provided a response. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, the requestor petitioned this office, and this appeal was opened. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division attorney and an Office representative, it is my understanding that the Office intends on providing a further response to the requestor. Conclusion Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide the requestor with said response 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 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 Shara Bedard SPR22/2461 Page 2 November 3, 2022 send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: OpenCommonwealth.org