The Legendary Don Saklad writes:
\”Our regional and Massachusetts Library of Last Recourse
City of Boston Public Library Departments have denied
substantive reply. Our MLLR BPL departments have not
complied with state FOI principles.
Reply has not been made until an appeal is filed, then
reply has been delayed beyond the limit given
government authorities.
A requester is not supposed to be conditionally
required to file an appeal as a requirement for reading
the requested information.
The Legendary Don Saklad writes:
\”Our regional and Massachusetts Library of Last Recourse
City of Boston Public Library Departments have denied
substantive reply. Our MLLR BPL departments have not
complied with state FOI principles.
Reply has not been made until an appeal is filed, then
reply has been delayed beyond the limit given
government authorities.
A requester is not supposed to be conditionally
required to file an appeal as a requirement for reading
the requested information.
A requester should receive a response as soon as
practicable, without unreasonable delay and always
within ten days. See paragraph 4
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/prelaw/lawover.htm
Legitimately public materials would be available more
readily if schedules, guidelines and manuals for
records and municipal archives management would be
followed.
RMU–Introduction
X-URL: http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcrmu/rmuidx.htm
Records Management Unit
Published by:
William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts State Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125
Phone 617-727-2816 | Fax 617-288-8429
Archives Home
Collections
Research Services
Programs
Hours and Directions
Records Management Unit
Records Conservation Board
State Records Center
Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board
Welcome to the RMU\’s web page.
We are here to assist local, state, and county
government entities create, manage, secure and
preserve the records they need to conduct business
activities and to protect the rights and
obligations of citizens and government.
The RMU is a division of the Massachusetts State
Archives, a unit within the Office of the
Secretary of State, William Francis Galvin.
The Records Management Unit (RMU) operates under
the mandates of the Supervisor of Public Records
and the Archivist of the Commonwealth to assist
government records custodians in the management of
their records.
* The Information Age
* Controlling the Records Lifecycle
* Public Record Laws
* FAQ
* Contact Information, Directions, and Staff
* Help is Available
+ Services
+ Publications and Technical Reports
+ Tools and Models
+ Local Government
o Disposal Schedules and Instructions
o Sample Letter to Request Permission
to Destroy Records
o Sample Letter to Request Permission
to Destroy Records Which Have
Been Microfilmed
o Records Management Manual
o Microfilm
+ State Agencies
o Records Conservation Board
o 1999 Schedule of RCB Meetings and
Submission Deadlines
o Disposal Schedules
o Instructions for State Agencies
o Forms
o Records Management Manual
o Microfilm
+ Internet Resources
Last revised 3/00
Magnet Home Page of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Comments to: [email protected]
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcrmu/rmuidx.htm
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