Olufunmilola Shelly v. Natick, Town of (SPR 20241199)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 1, 2024 SPR24/1199 Diane Packer Town Clerk Town of Natick Natick Town Hall, 1st Floor 13 East Central Street Natick, MA 01760 Dear Ms. Packer: I have received the petition of Olufunmilola Shelly appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Natick (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 27, 2024, Ms. Shelly requested the following records: [1] . . . all sexual harassment policies, the department policy and the Town’s policy. [2] . . . all versions of the policy that have been in place in the time frame 1/1/20- present. [3] . . . any signed copy of any sexual harassment policy when the signer is [an identified individual]. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Shelly petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1199, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. Shelly with a response to her 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. Ms. Shelly may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’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

Diane Packer SPR24/1199 Page 2 May 1, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Olufunmilola Shelly