Commonwealth Transparency v. Watertown, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20240934)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 2, 2024 SPR24/0934 Kathleen Desmarais, M.Ed. Director of Student Services Watertown Public Schools 30 Common Street Watertown, MA 02472 Dear Dr. Desmarais: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) appealing the nonresponse of the Watertown Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 10, 2024, the requestor sought, “[a]ll invoices paid to any legal services provider for the time period January 1, 2019 – March 10, 2024.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0934, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the School intends on providing a response to the requestor. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide the requestor 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. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency 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