Todd Wallack v. Barnstable, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20242744)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 9, 2024 SPR24/2744 Ann Quirk Town Clerk Town of Barnstable 367 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Dear Ms. Quirk I have received the petition of Todd Wallack appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Barnstable to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 3, 2024, Mr. Wallack requested, “[a]ny complaints filed with the department over the way the department or an individual officer handled a case or report involving sexual assault, including indecent assault, rape and attempted rape since Jan. 1, 2018.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wallack petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2744, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Wallack 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. Mr. Wallack may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Todd Wallack 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