Colman Herman v. Executive Office of Education (SPR 20222760)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 14, 2022 SPR22/2760 Matthew Connolly, Esq. General Counsel Executive Office of Education One Ashburton Place, Room 1403 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Connolly: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Education (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 13, 2022, Mr. Herman requested the following records: [1] Records of all the expenses the secretary of the agency has incurred in his/her capacity as secretary of the agency for the period October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. 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 the secretary’s expenses, including back-up receipts . . . [2] The written employee reimbursement policy of the agency. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2760, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with a response to the 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. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’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

Matthew Connolly, Esq. SPR22/2760 Page 2 December 14, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman