Transparency, Commonwealth v. Saugus, Town of (SPR 20260647)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 27, 2026 SPR26/0647 Jeanette Meredith Records Access Officer Town of Saugus 298 Central Street Saugus, MA 01906 Dear Ms. Meredith: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Saugus (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 6, 2026, the requestor requested the following records between January 1, 2016 through February 6, 2026: [1] Any insurance policy(ies), including declarations pages, exclusions, list(s) of covered locations and values, and/or any other documents in your possession or under your control for the risks of loss related to torts: theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters. Please also provide the amounts of claim(s) and/or settlements for the previous ten (10) years, including any NDA agreements[;] [2] Any contracts, policies or other legal instruments which provide any indemnification or indemnify your town/city/municipality for vehicle related risks, automobiles, or other mobility/transportation risks or perils. Please also provide the amounts of claim(s)and/or settlements for the previous ten (10) years, including any NDA agreements[;] [3] Any contracts, policies or other legal instruments which provide any indemnification or indemnify your town/city/municipality for tort related risks including lawsuit(s) risks or perils. Please also provide the amounts of claim(s)and/or settlements for the previous ten (10) years, including any NDA agreements[;] [4] Any contracts, policies or other legal instruments which provide any indemnification or indemnify your town/city/municipality for liability related 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

Jeanette Meredith SPR26/0647 Page 2 February 27, 2026 risks including libel, slander, intentional infliction of distress risks or perils. Please also provide the amounts of claim(s)and/or settlements for the previous ten (10) years, including any NDA agreements[;] [5] Any contracts, policies or other legal instruments which provide any indemnification or indemnify your town/city/municipality for liability risks or perils such of errors and omissions. Please also provide the amounts of claim(s) and/or settlements for the previous ten (10) years, including any NDA agreements[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0647, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide the requestor with a response to the 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. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency