Bond Request

Sara Cooke filed this request with the Department of Revenue of Massachusetts.
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From: Sara Cooke

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Bond documents (as of January 2022) for all of the below current positions and what the set dollar amount determined by the commissioner:

Town Clerk, M.G.L. c. 41, § 13
City Clerk, M.G.L. c. 41, § 13A
Town Treasurer, M.G.L. c. 41, § 35
Assistant Treasurer, M.G.L. c. 41, § 39A
Assistant Collector, M.G.L. c. 41, § 39C
Temporary Town Officer, M.G.L. c. 41, § 40
Temporary City Officer, M.G.L. c. 41, § 61A

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sara Cooke

From: Department of Revenue

Dear Ms. Cooke:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your request. However, I have inquired internally, and I can advise you that the Department of Revenue does not collect or store the bonds given by these municipal officials referred to in these several statutes that you cite. The bonds may be on file at the respective city halls and town halls, but the Department of Revenue does not have them.

Regarding the minimum amounts for each municipal officials, please see the link below, which is a publication of the DOR Division of Local Services:

https://www.mass.gov/doc/instructions-on-how-to-determine-your-minimum-bond-amount-using-the-bond-amount-schedule/download#:~:text=Deputy%20Tax%20Collector,must%20be%20at%20least%20%246%2C500

Roger H. Randall,
Counsel to the Commissioner
Litigation Bureau
Mass. Dept. of Revenue
100 Cambridge Street, 7th floor
Boston, Ma. 02114-9565

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