Nicholas Laudani v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20252623)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 11, 2025 SPR25/2623 Grace Jung Director of Public Records City of Boston 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Ms. Jung: I have received the petition of Nicholas Laudani appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 6, 2025, Mr. Laudani requested: [1] A copy or link to the video recording of [an identified] July 24 meeting; [2] Clarification as to who called [an identified] session, who instructed the reading of the script, and who authored it; [3] A revised version of the minutes or a more detailed draft satisfies the OML requirement that minutes must be sufficient for a member of the public to understand what occurred and why. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Laudani petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2623, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Laudani 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. Laudani may appeal the substantive nature of the City’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

Grace Jung SPR25/2623 Page 2 September 11, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Nicholas Laudani