Jessica Jacobson v. Fitchburg, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20231216)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 22, 2023 SPR23/1216 Joanna Bilotta City Clerk City of Fitchburg Fitchburg City Hall 718 Main Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 Dear Ms. Bilotta: I have received the petition of Jessica Jacobson appealing the nonresponse of the City of Fitchburg (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 28, 2023, Ms. Jacobson requested emails and communications related to the Pride Flag, Gay Pride Flag, drag queens, Pride Parade, drag, Gay Pride Parade, Pride Festival, LQBTQ, NOWOLO. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Jacobson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1216, 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. Jacobson 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. Jacobson 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: Jessica Jacobson 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