Gerhardson, Jonathan v. Hampden County Sheriff's Department (SPR 20261349)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 13, 2026 SPR26/1349 Theresa S. Finnegan, Esq. Records Access Officer Hampden County Sheriff’s Department 627 Randall Road Ludlow, MA 01056 Dear Attorney Finnegan: I have received the petition of Jonathan Gerhardson appealing the nonresponse of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 17, 2026, Mr. Gerhardson requested the following records between January 1, 2024 and April 13, 2026: [1] Agreements/MOUs: Any Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), Joint Duty Agreements, or contracts between the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), specifically including any agreements establishing or governing HCSO personnel acting as Task Force Officers (TFOs) for HSI/ICE[;] [2] Financial Records: Copies of any records of reimbursement, invoices, or grant funding requests submitted by the HCSO to ICE or HSI for task force participation, including but not limited to overtime reimbursement for HCSO employees assigned to HSI task forces[;] [3] Communications: Any email correspondence (including attachments) between [an identified individual] and any other HCSO employee and any email address ending in @ice.dhs.gov or @hsi.dhs.gov[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gerhardson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/1349, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Gerhardson. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Gerhardson with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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

Theresa S. Finnegan, Esq. SPR26/1349 Page 2 April 13, 2026 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. Gerhardson may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jonathan Gerhardson