Corey Spaulding v. Brockton, City of (SPR 20232917)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 14, 2023 SPR23/2917 Timothy Cruise, City Clerk City of Brockton Brockton City Hall 45 School Street Boston, MA 02301 Dear Mr. Cruise: I have received the petition of Corey Spaulding appealing the nonresponse of the City of Brockton (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 21, 2023, Ms. Spaulding requested: [1.] Any and all information regarding all federal and state grants the Brockton School District applied for and was awarded for the past 10 years - your agenda material does not include this information. [2.] Please include all staff, personnel, names from Brockton, State and Federal who were/are involved in the grants. [3.] ... any and all copies of invoices, specifics as to what services and goods were applied for and were granted. [4.] ... [the] accounts the grants were deposited into, the name of all staff who had access to the accounts, funds. [5.] ... any and all balances from the accounts these grants were deposited into... Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Spaulding petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2917, 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. Spaulding with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law 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

Timothy Cruise SPR23/2917 Page 2 December 14, 2023 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. Ms. Spaulding 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: Corey Spaulding