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Ryan Bagwell v. Melrose, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20230417)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 03-02-2023
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SPR 20230417 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Ryan Bagwell concerning records held by Melrose, City of - Public Schools, opened 03-02-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20230417
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Ryan Bagwell
- Custodian
- Melrose, City of - Public Schools
- Date Opened
- 03-02-2023
- Date Closed
- 03-16-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 16, 2023 SPR23/0417 Amy Lindquist, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor for School and Labor City of Melrose 360 Lynn Fells Parkway Melrose, MA 02176 Dear Attorney Lindquist: I have received the petition of Ryan Bagwell appealing the response of the City of Melrose (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 11, 2023, Mr. Bagwell requested the following records: [1] all executive session minutes of school committee meetings held between August 1, 2022 and today; [2] all offers made to the Melrose Education Association (MEA) as part of the collective bargaining process for Unit A personnel between August 1, 2022 and today, and; [3] all counter-offers sent to the school committee from the MEA for Unit A personnel between August 1, 2022 and today as part of the collective bargaining process. The City responded on February 27, 2023, February 28, 2023 and March 7, 2023. Unsatisfied with the responses, Mr. Bagwell petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0417, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division senior attorney and a City representative, it is my understanding that the City intends on providing a further response to Mr. Bagwell. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Bagwell with said response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Bagwell may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety 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 Amy Lindquist, Esq. SPR23/0417 Page 2 March 16, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Ryan Bagwell