Commonwealth Transparency v. Malden, City of (SPR 20242309)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 28, 2024 SPR24/2309 Carol Ann Desiderio City Clerk City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street, Room 220 Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Desiderio: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) appealing the nonresponse of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 23, 2024, the requestor sought “the author and all recipients (To:, Cc:, and/or Bcc:), date, and time of all email sent by and/or received by any electronic mail account of [an identified individual].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2309, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide the requestor with a response to his 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 City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency 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