George Steers v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20230941)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 22, 2023 SPR23/0941 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Records Access Officer Executive Office of Public Safety and Security One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of George Steers appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 24, 2023, Mr. Steers requested, “[a]ll State Grant Applications Filed By Pepperell Police Dispatch, Pepperell Communications Center and/or Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Steers petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0941, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Steers. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Steers with a response to his 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. Steers may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: George Steers 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