APRA procedures (Pawtucket City Clerk)
| Submitted | April 1, 2014 |
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From: Shawn Musgrave
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act ("APRA"), I hereby request the following records:
Written procedures for access to the agency’s public records, including any records request forms required or suggested by the agency
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. 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,
Shawn Musgrave
From: Milos, Frank
April 14, 2014
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock News
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
RE: Access to Public Records Request – Public Records Policy
Dear Mr. Musgrave:
This office is in receipt of your Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”) request received by the City on April 2, 2014 requesting “written procedures for access to the agency’s public records, including any records request the forms required or suggested by the agency ”. In response to your request, this office has provided a PDF, which I have attached for your review.
As per R.I. Gen. Laws §38-2-8, if you believe that the City has not been responsive to your request, you may contact to or you may appeal to Mayor Donald R. Grebien, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860. You may also file a complaint with the Department of Attorney General, 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, or the Providence County Superior Court. Additional information concerning the Access to Public Records Act is available through the Attorney General’s website at www.riag.ri.gov<http://www.riag.ri.gov/>. The City of Pawtucket has been and will continue to be an open, honest, accessible government under this Administration in accordance with the Access to Public Records Act.
Very truly yours,
Frank J. Milos, Jr., Esq.
City Solicitor
137 Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Tel.: 401-728-0500 (Ext. 274)
Fax: 401-727-3961
e-mail: fmilos@pawtucketri.com<mailto:fmilos@pawtucketri.com> <mailto:fmilos@pawtucketri.com>
This transmittal is intended for a particular addressee(s). It may constitute a confidential attorney-client communication. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, copying or distribution or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this transmittal in error, please notify the Pawtucket Law Department immediately at 401-728-0500 (Ext. 308), or by email reply to the sender, and delete the transmittal and any attachments. Documents attached to this message are not encrypted.
From: 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 April 1, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Washington, Jessie
Mr. Musgrave:
The response you are inquiring after was sent to you via e-mail on April 14, 2014, by Mr. Milos. A copy of which is included in the body of the e-mail that you sent to Mr. Milos and is still attached, as I am sending this e-mail as a response in the same thread. As a further measure, I am again attaching the same pdf that Mr. Milos attached in his original response to your request as well as the original response itself. If you double click on the attached pdf.doc you will see both documents.
Thank You,
Jessie Washington
Paralegal
137 Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Tel.: 401-728-0500 (Ext. 234)
Fax: 401-727-3961
e-mail: jwashington@pawtucketri.com<mailto:jwashington@pawtucketri.com>
This transmittal is intended for a particular addressee(s). It may constitute a confidential legal communication. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, copying or distribution or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this transmittal in error, please notify the Pawtucket Law Department immediately at 401-728-0500 (Ext. 308), or by email reply to the sender, and delete the transmittal and any attachments. Documents attached to this message are not encrypted.
From: MuckRock
Ms. Washington -
Thank you for your email, and apologies for the confusion. I had not marked this request as completed per Mr. Milos' email of April 12, and so a followup was sent out automatically. Sorry to pester!
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