Open Commonwealth, v. Rockport, Town of (SPR 20260653)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 27, 2026 SPR26/0653 Melanie J. Waddell Town Clerk and Records Access Officer Town of Rockport 34 Broadway Rockport, MA 01966 Dear Ms. Waddell: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (requester) appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Rockport (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, 2025, the requester 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 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

Melanie J. Waddell SPR26/0653 Page 2 February 27, 2026 related 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 requester petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0653, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided the requester with a response on February 26, 2026. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requester 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