Karen Tatro v. North Adams, City of (SPR 20240144)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 31, 2024 SPR24/0144; SPR24/0149; SPR24/0150; SPR24/0151 Stacy Abuisi Records Access Officer City of North Adams 10 Main Street North Adams, MA 01247 Dear Ms. Abuisi: I have received the petitions of Karen Tatro appealing the nonresponse of the City of North Adams (City) to four requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 2, 2024, Ms. Tatro requested the following records: SPR24/0144 All and any communications to or from [an identified individual’s] City Issued Cell Phone including text messages, emails and social media accounts for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. SPR24/0149 All and any communications to or from [an identified individual’s] City Provided Cell phone, including text messages, emails and social media accounts for the period January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2024. SPR24/0150 All and any communications to or from [an identified individual], from all other elected city councilors during the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. SPR24/0151 All and any communication to or from [an identified individual] at email address 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

Stacy Abuisi SPR24/0144; SPR24/0149; Page 2 SPR24/0150; SPR24/0151 January 31, 2024 and [identified] gmail account for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Tatro petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR24/0144, SPR24/0149, SPR24/0150 and SPR24/0151 were opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Ms. Tatro with a response to each of her four requests dated January 19, 2024. Where these appeals were opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider these administrative appeals closed. Ms. Tatro may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s responses within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Karen Tatro