Smith, Owen v. Newburyport, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20262303)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 17, 2026 SPR26/2303 Kathleen Sullivan Records Access Officer City of Newburyport Office of the City Clerk 60 Pleasant Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Dear Ms. Sullivan: I have received the petition of Owen Smith appealing the nonresponse of the City of Newburyport (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 2, 2026, Mr. Smith requested “[c]urrent license agreement for the following software: [1] Munis[;] [2] CivicPlus[;] [and] [3] OpenGOV[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Smith petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/2303, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Mr. Smith with a response on June 17, 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. Mr. Smith 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: Owen Smith 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