Colman M. Herman v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20232166)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 25, 2023 SPR23/2166 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Square, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 23, 2023, Mr. Herman stated, “[t]he article at the link below cites ‘findings of an investigation into whether administrators of color have been targeted with wrongful disciplinary proceedings and termination.’ Please provide me with a copy of the investigation report.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2166, 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 Mr. Herman 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Herman 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: Colman Herman 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