Commonwealth Transparency v. Gloucester, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20241251)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 3, 2024 SPR24/1251 Grace Poirer City Clerk City of Gloucester 9 Dale Avenue Gloucester, MA 01930 Dear Ms. Poirer: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) appealing the nonresponse of the City of Gloucester (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 6, 2024, the requestor sought the following records for the time period January 1, 2018 through April 5, 2024: [1] Any and all contracts, communications, or documents of any kind with the following: [identified individuals and addresses;] [2] Any and all payments made to: [identified individuals and addresses;] [3] Any and all conflict of interest documents for: [identified individuals and addresses]. This request includes but is not limited to email, email-attachments, text messages, calendar entries, voicemail messages and/or physical documents.... Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1251, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided the requestor with a response dated April 25, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within 90 (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

Grace Poirer SPR24/1251 Page 2 May 3, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency