Dawn Padovani v. Carver, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20242363)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 4, 2024 SPR24/2363 Michelle Sheehan Town Clerk Town of Carver 108 Main Street Carver, MA 02330 Dear Ms. Sheehan: I have received the petition of Dawn Padovani appealing the response of the Town of Carver (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 17, 2024, Ms. Padovani requested, “[1] …a copy of [an identified individual]’s final determination regarding the harassment investigation that involves [two identified individuals] … [and] [2] … the final invoice and the total dollar amount the Town spent on the investigation.” The Town responded on July 31, 2024, withholding responsive records for Item 1 under Exemption (c) of the Public Records Law and stating that all responsive records for Item 2 were provided. See G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(c). Unsatisfied with the Town’s response, Ms. Padovani appealed, and this case, SPR24/2363, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned the Town intends on providing a supplemental response to Ms. Padovani. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. Padovani 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. Ms. Padovani may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Dawn Padovani 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