Sonia Teixeira v. Brockton, City of - Law Department (SPR 20230792)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 8, 2023 SPR23/0792 Allison Cogliano, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor City of Brockton Law Department 45 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Cogliano: I have received the petition of Sonia Teixeira appealing the nonresponse of the City of Brockton (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 28, 2023, Ms. Teixeira requested all tow contracts between the City and a named towing company. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Teixeira petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0792, 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 Ms. Teixeira with a response to her 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. Ms. Teixeira 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: Sonia Teixeira 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