Brian Horan v. Pittsfield, City of - Police Department (SPR 20240252)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 6, 2024 SPR24/0252 Kerri Striebel Records Access Officer Pittsfield Police Department 39 Allen Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Dear Ms. Striebel: I have received the petition of Brian Horan, of Horan Law LLC, appealing the nonresponse of the Pittsfield Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 11, 2024, Mr. Horan requested the following documents: [1] Any policy, procedure, directive, and/or other document circulated to uniformed officers in the Patrol Division concerning the use of body worn cameras[;] [2] With respect to any document produced in response to Request No. 1 (“Responsive Document”), documents sufficient to show the date or dates when such Responsive Document was circulated to uniformed officers in the Patrol Division, if such date is not evident on the face of the Responsive Document itself. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Horan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0252, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Horan 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. Horan may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Kerri Striebel SPR24/0252 Page 2 February 6, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Brian Horan