Public Records Access Guidelines
Effective January 1, 2017, the Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c.66 and c.4 s7(26) provides that a municipality must, within 10 business days (Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays), respond to a request for records by providing access to or a copy of such records, or explaining any delay or denial. These guidelines are intended to assist members of the public seeking access to public records in the custody of the Town of MENDON.
General Information:
- Business Hours. The regular business hours of Mendon Town Hall are Monday –Thursday 8am-4pm.
- Records Access Officers. The following Records Access Officers (“RAO”) have been designated:
Listed below are the Record Access Officers (RAO) for the Town of Mendon:
Department | Record Access Officer | Phone | Records On File | |
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Town Clerk
| Ellen Agro
| townclerk@mendonma.gov | (508) 473-1085 |
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Police Department | Andrea Bicki | abicki@mendonma.gov | (508) 478-2797 |
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Select Board | Laura St. John-Dupuis | bosadmin@mendonma.gov | (508) 473-2312 |
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All written requests for public records should be addressed as follows: Town of Mendon ATTN: Public Records Request 20 Main St. Mendon, MA 01756 |
**Please note, Mendon/Upton Schools and Blackstone Valley Tech High School are separate legal entities from the Town. Requests for their public records should be made using the contacts below: | |
Mendon Upton Regional School District ATTN: Public Records Request 150 North Ave. Mendon, MA 01756 Phone: (508) 634-1585 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School ATTN: Public Records Request 65 Pleasant St. Upton, MA 01569 Phone: (508) 529-7758 |
Records Access Officers are available to answer questions concerning and help facilitate the making of public records requests. Contact information for RAO’s is also posted on the Town of Mendon’s website at www.mendonma.gov and at public offices.
Public Records Law Information. General information about the public records law and public records requests is found in the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s, “A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law,” January 2018 edition, found online at : www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf.
Making Public Records Requests:
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No copying fee will be charged for records provided in electronic form. |
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Links to Mendon Public Records Currently Available Online:
- Public Meeting Posting Calendar (2012 to present)
- Town Meeting Minutes (2007 to present)
- Election Results (2007 to present)
- Annual Town Reports (2012 to present)
- Annual Town Reports (1858-2016)
- Annual Finance Committee Reports and Budget (2012 to present)
- Assessor's Maps & Property Cards
- Meeting Agendas & Minutes (most are 2012 to present)
- Collective Barganing Agreements/Contracts
- Water Dept Contracts
- Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions (coming soon)
- Planning Board Decisions (coming soon)
- Historical Records (Historical Commission and Historic Society online database, under construction)
Below are some additional links:
** Please note that some of the attached websites are not up to date. As soon as the Secretary of States websites are updated, these will be updated. |
- Updated Public Records Law: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prenotice.htm
- A Guide to Massachusetts Public Records Law: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf
- Making a Request for Public Records: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prereq/reqidx.htm
- Appeal a Denial of Access to Public Records: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preapp/appidx.htm
- Electronic Records management Guidelines: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcpdf/Electronic_Records_Guidelines.pdf
- Public Record Appeal Status: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/AppealsWeb/AppealsStatus.aspx
- Public Records Access, 950 CMR 32: http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/lawlib/900-999cmr/950cmr32.pdf