Altin Berxhiku v. Billerica, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20240670)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 19, 2024 SPR24/0670 Donna McCoy Town Clerk Town of Billerica 365 Boston Road Billerica, MA 01821 Dear Ms. McCoy: I have received the petition of Altin Berxhiku appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Billerica to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 17, 2024, Mr. Berxhiku requested, “…copies of emails conversation(s) that took place between [identified individuals] concerning my situation ... by email, or regular mail ...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Berxhiku petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0670, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town intends on providing a response to Mr. Berxhiku. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Berxhiku 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. Berxhiku may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Altin Berxhiku 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