Council President Ross'... Stenographic record of the public meeting
Submitted | Sept. 27, 2010 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Don Saklad
To Council President Ross:
Pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act, G.L.M. c.4, €7, clause 26th, I hereby request the following records:
The last stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council prepared for Council President Ross. From time to time City Councilors review the stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council. Budgeted for with public funds the stenographic machine records Councilors debate for public feedback, comment, questions, suggestions. Please note the emphasis... it was prepared for Councilor Ross.
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.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Don Warner Saklad
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From: Boston City Council
Good morning –
I am responding to your email regarding a FOI request you submitted. We have reviewed our City.Council@cityofboston.gov email requests and have not found anything from you. If you would be able to forward your original request, I will be happy to assist.
Thank you.
Ann Hess Braga, Esq. M.P.A.
Staff Director
Boston City Council
Boston City Hall, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02201
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Thanks! The initial request is below. I can also answer any questions via phone.
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To Council President Ross:
Pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act, G.L.M. c.4, €7, clause 26th, I hereby request the following records:
The last stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council prepared for Council President Ross. From time to time City Councilors review the stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council. Budgeted for with public funds the stenographic machine records Councilors debate for public feedback, comment, questions, suggestions. Please note the emphasis... it was prepared for Councilor Ross.
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.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Don Warner Saklad
Filed via MuckRock.com
From: Don Warner Saklad
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on September, 23 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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To Council President Ross:
Pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act, G.L.M. c.4, €7, clause 26th, I hereby request the following records:
The last stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council prepared for Council President Ross. From time to time City Councilors review the stenographic machine record of the public meeting of the Council. Budgeted for with public funds the stenographic machine records Councilors debate for public feedback, comment, questions, suggestions. Please note the emphasis... it was prepared for Councilor Ross.
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.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Don Warner Saklad
Filed via MuckRock.com
From: O'Donnell, Christine
Please be advised that we are looking into your request that was forwarded to our department on February 25, 2013. We will conduct a review of our records.
Regards,
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell, Esq.
Legislative Director
Boston City Council
Boston City Hall
Boston City Council, 5th Floor
Tel: 617-635-1185
Fax: 617-635-4203
Christine.O'Donnell@cityofboston.gov
From: O'Donnell, Christine
This is in response to your request forwarded to our department on February 25, 2013 regarding a previous request originally submitted in 2010 regarding Councilor Ross' request of stenographic records of Council meetings. Please be advised that no requests were made and no copies were provided.
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