Maureen Ronayne v. Medford, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20233016)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 27, 2023 SPR23/3016; SPR23/3017; SPR23/3018 SPR23/3019; SPR23/3020 Thomas Dalton Records Access Officer Medford Public Schools 489 Winthrop Street Medford, MA 02155 Dear Mr. Dalton: I have received the petitions of Maureen Ronayne appealing the nonresponses of the Medford Public Schools (School) to five requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 22, 2023, in five separate requests, Ms. Ronayne requested “. . . all the legal fees paid for [five identified individuals] since 2020.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ronayne petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR23/3016, SPR23/3017, SPR23/3018, SPR23/3019 and SPR23/3020 were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, it remains unclear whether the School has provided a response. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Ms. Ronayne with a response to her requests, 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. Ms. Ronayne may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Maureen Ronayne 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