Colman Herman v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20222795)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 19, 2022 SPR22/2795 Patricia M. Scanlan Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services 1 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Scanlan, I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 3, 2022, Mr. Herman requested, “[r]ecords 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.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2795, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Herman. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. 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 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman 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