Altin Berxhiku v. Billerica, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20241819)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 28, 2024 SPR24/1819 Sergeant Andrew J. Devito Records & Scheduling Billerica Police Department 6 Good Street Billerica, MA 01821 Dear Sergeant Devito: I have received the petition of Altin Berxhiku appealing the nonresponse of the Billerica Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 2, 2024, Mr. Berxhiku requested “the contents of [specified] conversations.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Berxhiku petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1819, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Berxhiku. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Berxhiku 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. Mr. Berxhiku may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Altin Berxhiku 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