Ally R v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20242945)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 30, 2024 SPR24/2945 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of Ally R (“requestor”) appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 20, 2024, the requestor sought the following: [1] Records sufficient to document the nature of the [specified] contracted work, such as agreements, proposals, statements of work, emails/communication, and/or research products (e.g., briefs, reports, presentations, etc)[;] [2] Records sufficient to show dates and amounts of payment for the contracted services, such as purchase orders, invoices, and/or receipts. Claiming to not yet have received a response, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2945, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department of Correction (Department) provided the requestor with a response on October 28, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Arielle Mullaney, Esq. SPR24/2945 Page 2 October 30, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Ally R Kate Silva