Jonathan Gerhardson v. Rochester, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20250591)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 13, 2025 SPR25/0591 Marjorie Barrows Town Clerk Town of Rochester 1 Constitution Way Rochester, MA 02770 Dear Ms. Barrows: I have received the petition of Jonathan Gerhardson appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Rochester (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 13, 2025, Mr. Gerhardson requested the following: Records related to the city/town of Rochester’s use of money received through the Statewide Opioid Settlement, including the following: - FY2023, FY2024 municipal expenditure report as submitted to caremass.org - the city’s balance sheet for its opioid settlement funds account - records related to expenditures made from this account, or with settlement funds that demonstrate what the money was spent on, for what purpose, who was paid, etc. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gerhardson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0591, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town intends on providing a response to Mr. Gerhardson. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Gerhardson 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. Mr. Gerhardson may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety 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

Marjorie Barrows SPR25/0591 Page 2 March 13, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jonathon Gerhardson