Colman Herman v. Boston, City of - Office of the Mayor (SPR 20230077)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 31, 2023 SPR23/0077 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Colman M. Herman appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 26, 2022, Mr. Herman requested “… copies of any and all invoices submitted this year by the law firm of Hinckley Allen.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0077, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City 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 City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman M. 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