Herman, Colman v. Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience (SPR 20260704)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 9, 2026 SPR26/0704 Melissa Hoffer Climate Chief Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience Massachusetts State House, Room 280 Boston MA, 02133 Dear Ms. Hoffer: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 31, 2026, Mr. Herman requested the following: [1] Records of any and all expenses that [an identified individual] in her capacity of chief of Climate for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025…[;] [2] The written employee reimbursement policy of Climate[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0704, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Herman 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. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’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

Melissa Hoffer SPR26/0704 Page 2 March 9, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman