Laura H. Ortiz v. Lowell, City of - Police Department (SPR 20251687)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 16, 2025 SPR25/1687 Jacqueline Cook Records Access Officer Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 Dear Ms. Cook: I have received the petition of Laura Ortiz appealing the nonresponse of the Lowell Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 29, 2025, Ms. Ortiz requested the following: Copy of financial vendor invoice payment check records (regardless the electronic or other format) that showed the following invoice total payments or any individual payments and the overall total payments of made by the City of Lowell or the Lowell Police Department to the following ARPA grantees [sic]: LPD Equipment Upgrades and a copy of financial vendor invoice payment check records (including check(s) Invoice Date, Invoice Number, Description, Invoice Amount, signature of City of Lowell employee or Office of the Treasurer or Lowell Police Department, Vendor Number, Vendor Name, Check Number, Check Date and Check Amount etc) for: Service Vehicle project details $248,714 LPD Frontline Service Vehicle -PO Purchase Order (see attached) and referenced here and Radio System upgrades $69,782 LPD Emergency Response Radio System - PO 2 Purchase Order #2 (see attached) and referenced here and Mobile Surveillance Camera Systems $149,040 LPD Mobile Surveillance Purchase Order Purchase Order (see attached) and referenced here Timeline for records: 2021- 2025[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ortiz petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1687, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Ms. Ortiz with a response on June 2, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, 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

Jacqueline Cook SPR25/1687 Page 2 June 16, 2025 I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ortiz may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s June 2nd response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Laura Ortiz