Peter Blandino v. Quincy, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20253030)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 27, 2025 SPR25/3030 Brenda G. Fernandez Public Records Coordinator City of Quincy Office of the City Clerk 1305 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 Dear Ms. Fernandez: I have received the petition of Peter Blandino appealing the nonresponse of the City of Quincy (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 30, 2025, Mr. Blandino requested “[P]ublic School’s most recent EEO-4 report to the state and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including demographic information such as race/ethnicity, sex and job category[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records Mr. Blandino petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3030, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Mr. Blandino with a response dated October 16, 2025. 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. Mr. Blandino 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: Peter Blandino 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