Council President Ross'... Stenographic record of the public meeting

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

E-mail: requests@muckrock.com

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

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