Executive Session Minutes (Middlesex County) (Woburn City Clerk)
| Submitted | Oct. 25, 2016 |
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From: Caitlin Russell
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 66, Section 10, I'm requesting all executive session minutes generated, by the Board of Selectmen for the years 2010 through the of end 2015.
Massachusetts law requires that executive session minutes be reviewed and released regularly, and that once the stated purpose for a particular executive session has ended, the minutes of the executive sessions are to be made public.
Please be advised that denial of this request, or redactions made to released materials must be accompanied by citations of the exemptions you believe allow you to withhold the information requested.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caitlin Russell
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 Oct. 25, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Campbell, William
Good morning,
This is in response to your request below. There is no Board of Selectmen. This office does not have custody or possession of the records that your requested.
William C. Campbell
Woburn City Clerk
Woburn City Hall
10 Common Street
Woburn, MA 01801
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From: Caitlin Russell
Hello,
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 66, Section 10, I'm requesting all executive session minutes generated, by the Woburn City Council for the years 2010 through the of end 2015. I apologize for the confusion. Thank you.
Caitlin Russell
From: Campbell, William
Good morning,
There were five City Council executive sessions held between 2010 and the end of 2015.
Two of the meeting minutes have been released and are posted to the city’s website. You will find August 12, 2014 at http://www.cityofwoburn.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1681 and August 13, 2014 at http://www.cityofwoburn.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1682
Two meetings concerned litigation – April 5, 2011 and August 3, 2012. The City Solicitor has advised that the litigation has been concluded and that the minutes are ripe for release. These will be brought before the City Council at their Regular Meeting on December 6, 2016 for a vote to release the minutes. The minutes will then be posted to the city’s website. I can send the links to you at that time if that helps or you can check the website shortly after that meeting date – www.cityofwoburn.com<http://www.cityofwoburn.com>
There was a fifth executive session – May 5, 2015 – however that involves a personnel matter and is exempt from disclosure under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 4, Section 7, Paragraph 26(c).
William C. Campbell
Woburn City Clerk
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