Transparency, Commonwealth v. Somerville, City of (SPR 20260658)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 9, 2026 SPR26/0658 Cynthia Amara, Esq. City of Somerville City Hall 93 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Dear Attorney Amara: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the City of Somerville (City) 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 sought the following records between January 1, 2026 and 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

Cynthia Amara, Esq. SPR26/0658 Page 2 March 9, 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, SPR26/0658, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided the requestor with a response on February 27, 2026. 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. The requestor 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: Commonwealth Transparency