Commonwealth Transparency v. Malden, City of (SPR 20242779)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 8, 2024 SPR24/2779 Carol A. Desiderio City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA, 02148 Dear Ms. Desiderio: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency 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 September 17, 2024, Commonwealth Transparency requested that the City “Please extract the ‘subject’ of each email in [a specified file].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Commonwealth Transparency petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2779, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Commonwealth Transparency with a response on September 26, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Commonwealth Transparency 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