Open Commonwealth, v. Malden, City of (SPR 20260993)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 20, 2026 SPR26/0993 Joanne Perperian Records Access Officer City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Perperian: On March 19, 2026, this office received your petition on behalf of the City of Malden (City) seeking an extension of time to produce records and permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records. G. L. c. 66, § 10(c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(d)(iv); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.06(4). As required by law, it is my understanding that the City furnished a copy of the petition to the requestor, Bruce Friedman, of OpenCommonwealth. G. L. c. 66, § 10(c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(d)(iv)(2). On March 9, 2026, Mr. Friedman requested: …any documents/records in the possession or under the control of your town/city/municipality/school district which contain the following data: • All monies expended on motor vehicle crashes involving Malden vehicles and/or employees in [an identified] spreadsheet. This includes but is not limited to any repairs made to any vehicle(s) or property, settlements, attorneys’ fees, medical payments, or any other monies expended… Subsequent to the opening of this petition, Mr. Friedman notified this office that the original request had been modified in a March 19, 2026 email to the City as follows: Per your estimate, please provide only the 30 files you have identified, regardless if they are responsive or not. Please state with specificity regarding the 30 records located the specific exemption that require segregation and potential redaction. 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

Joanne Perperian SPR26/0993 Page 2 March 20, 2026 Conclusion In light of the above communications, I find it is unnecessary to opine on the City’s petition for an extension of time and permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Bruce Friedman