Commonwealth Transparency v. Wenham, Town of (SPR 20241285)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 1, 2024 SPR24/1285 Trudy Reid Town Clerk Town of Wenham 138 Main Street Wenham, MA 01984 Dear Ms. Reid: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Wenham (Town) 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, SPR24/1285, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. As such, the Town is ordered to provide the requestor with a response to the 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. The requestor 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

Trudy Reid SPR24/1285 Page 2 May 1, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency