Todd Wallack v. Needham, Town of (SPR 20230878)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 11, 2023 SPR23/0878 Theodora K. Eaton Town Clerk Needham Town Hall 1471 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02492 Dear Ms. Eaton: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack, of WBUR, appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Needham (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 6, 2023, Mr. Wallack requested “... a copy of a settlement agreement between the town and [a named individual], including the amount of the settlement.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wallack petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0878, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Wallack 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. Wallack may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Todd Wallack 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