Grace Ferguson v. Lowell, City of - City Solicitor (SPR 20230371)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 3, 2023 SPR23/0371 John Pyers Records Access Officer City of Lowell 375 Merrimack Street, #3 Lowell, MA 01852 Dear Mr. Pyers: I have received the petition of Grace Ferguson appealing the nonresponse of the City of Lowell (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 3, 2023, Ms. Ferguson requested “[p]ayroll records showing the name, title, department, and total compensation for each city employee in 2022 [including] records specifying how much of each employee’s earnings were for overtime, administrative leave, injury leave, police details, and other benefits/compensation outside their regular salary/wage.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ferguson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0371, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Ms. Ferguson with responses dated February 28, 2023 and March 1, 2023. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ferguson 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: Grace Ferguson 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