Matthew Simms v. Lawrence, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20240413)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 9, 2024 SPR24/0413 Eileen O’Connor Bernal City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street 1st Floor, Room 107 Boston, MA 01840 Dear Ms. Bernal: I have received the petition of Matthew Simms appealing the nonresponse of the City of Lawrence (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 22, 2024, Mr. Simms requested “[a specific] email.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Simms petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0413, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City intends on providing a written response to Mr. Simms. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Simms with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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. Simms may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Matthew Simms 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