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FOI flouted. MLLR BPL departments archives.



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: archives@sec.state.ma.us
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcrmu/rmuidx.htm




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