Boston's procurement of a Mustang Mach E

Dear Benjamin Crawley,
Thank you for your interest in public records of City of Boston. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 2/23/2023 3:45:55 AM and given the reference number R000639-022323 for tracking purposes.
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any records, receipts, bills and correspondence relating to the Mayor's official vehicle, the Ford Mustang Mach E. It would also include anything about the purchase of the car and modifying it with lights/equipment to make it suitable for official use.

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,

Benjamin Crawley

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Director of Public Records
Records Access Officer
City of Boston

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03/09/2023 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 23, 2023., Reference # R000639-022323 Dear Benjamin: The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records concerning responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
Any records, receipts, bills and correspondence relating to the Mayor's official vehicle, the Ford Mustang Mach E. It would also include anything about the purchase of the car and modifying it with lights/equipment to make it suitable for official use.

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,

Benjamin Crawley

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ We have reviewed our files and have located records that correspond to your request. These records have been released to the Public Records Center.  Click the link below to login to the Records Center and retrieve the requested records. City Public Records Request - R000639-022323 The responsive records are redacted to omit Vehicle Identification Number information. It is unclear whether records exist from Boston Police and we await a response with respect to that portion of your request. G. L. c. 4, § 7 (26) (c). You may appeal this response to the Supervisor of Records in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. G. L. c. 66, § 10A (c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(ix); 950 CMR 32.08; 950 CMR 32.08(1)(h) (in petitioning the Supervisor, the requester shall provide a copy of such petition to the records access officer associated with such petition).  You may also appeal to the Superior Court.  950 CMR 32.06(3)(c). Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer

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03/10/2023 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 23, 2023, Reference # R000639-022323 Dear Benjamin Crawley: The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records concerning responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
Any records, receipts, bills and correspondence relating to the Mayor's official vehicle, the Ford Mustang Mach E. It would also include anything about the purchase of the car and modifying it with lights/equipment to make it suitable for official use.

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,

Benjamin Crawley

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ The remaining records responsive to this request have been released to Public Records Center.  Click the link below to login to the Records Center. City Public Records Request - R000639-022323 Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer