Jeff Raymond v. Brimfield, Town of (SPR 20230948)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Office Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 15, 2023 SPR23/0948 Debra Fagerstrom Town Clerk Records Access Officer Town of Brimfield 23 Main Street Brimfield, MA 01010 Dear Ms. Fagerstrom: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond of the Bramanville Tribune appealing the response of the Town of Brimfield (Town) to his request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, §10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 9, 2023, Mr. Raymond requested the following records: [1.] A copy of the document your police department sent to the POST Commission, likely sent between November 2021 and June of 2022, providing the information requested by the POST Commission for its ‘database listing complaints against police officers’ planned for May of 2022. [2.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications between a) your police department and/or your town officials and b) the POST Commission in regard to the database planned for May of 2022 as detailed above and/or compliance with the reporting for said database between the dates of July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022, broadly construed. [3.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications within or between a) your police department and b) your municipal administration in regard to this database and/or compliance with this mandate between the dates of July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022, broadly construed. [4.] Information concerning ‘complaints against police officers’ issued in the calendar year 2022 and through March 31, 2023, preferably in the same format used for the information sent to POST between November 2021 and June of 2022 for the earlier-mentioned database. 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

Debra Fagerstrom SPR23/0948 Page 2 May 15, 2023 [5.] A copy of the document your police department sent to the POST Commission as sent to the POST Commission, likely sent between December 1, 2022 and April 9, 2023, to comply with the ‘2023 POST Commission Disciplinary Records Resubmission’ ... [6.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications within or between a) your police department and b) your municipal administration in regard to this database and/or compliance with the ‘2023 POST Commission Disciplinary Records Resubmission’ described above. The Town responded on April 18, 2023. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Raymond petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0948, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided a further response on May 15, 2023. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s April 18th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Raymond 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: Jeff Raymond