Commonwealth Transparency v. Lawrence, City of - City Attorney's Office (SPR 20241252)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 6, 2024 SPR24/1252 Eileen O’Connor Bernal Records Access Officer City of Lawrence 200 Common Street, 3rd Floor, #306 Lawrence, MA 01840 Dear Ms. O’Connor Bernal: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) 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 April 6, 2024, the requestor sought: [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, SPR24/1252, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided the requestor with a response on May 6, 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 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

Eileen O’Connor Bernal SPR24/1252 Page 2 May 6, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency