Alex Brown v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20230214)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 17, 2023 SPR23/0214 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Record Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Alex Brown, Esq. appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 3, 2023, Attorney Brown requested “…a list of what the individual TRC codes on the [previous] request mean and stand for.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Attorney Brown petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0214, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the City intends on providing a written response to Attorney Brown. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Attorney Brown with said response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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. Attorney Brown may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Alex Brown, Esq. 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