Arthur Grenier 529 Hildreth Street, Floor 2 Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Mr. Grenier: I have received your Febmary 8, 2014 petition appealing the response of the City of Lowell (City) to your request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 1O(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2) (appeals process). You requested: 1.

Chartrand Deputy Police Chief Dracut Police Department 110 Loonhill Street Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Chief Chartrand: On February 12, 2025, this office received your petition on behalf of the Dracut Police Department (Department) seeking permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records. G. L. c. 66, 10(c); G. L. c. 66, 10(d)(iv); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.06(4).

Consolidated Decision (contd) MUP-20-7998 and MUP-20-8280 1 responding to fires and other emergency calls, thus, assigningDepartment apparatus 2 to low priority medical calls is clearly not a use of resources that is most protective of the 3 public. 4 To support its argument, the City cites to Town of Dracut v. Dracut Firefighter 5 Union, IASS Local 2586, 97 Mass. App. Ct. 374, 379-396 (2020).

City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156, MUP-05-4503 (January 9, 2009) (citing Town of Dracut, 25 MLC 131, 133, MUP1397 (February 17, 1999). Here, the City unilaterally changed the 911 emergency call dispatch protocols that resulted in firefighters being dispatched to fewer emergency calls. The transfer of bargaining unit work adversely impacted the bargaining unit itself.

In Town of Dracut v. Dracut Firefighters Union, IAFF LOCAL 2586, 97 Mass.App.Ct. 374 (2020) the Court stated: Pursuant to '"G. L. c. 150E, 6, public employers must negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, standards or productivity and performance, and any other terms and conditions of employment.

Chartrand Deputy Chief of Police Dracut Police Department 110 Loon Hill Road Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Chief Chartrand: I have received your petition on behalf of the Dracut Police Department (Department) seeking permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records. G. L. c. 66, 10(d)(iv). As required by law, it is my understanding that the Department furnished a copy of this petition to the requestor.

Chartrand Deputy Chief of Police Dracut Police Department 110 Loon Hill Road Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Deputy Chief Chartrand: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond, of the Bramanville Tribune, appealing the response of the Dracut Police Department (Department) to his request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 10, 2023, Mr.

Chartrand Deputy Chief of Police Dracut Police Department 110 Loon Hill Road Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Deputy Chief Chartrand: I have received the petition from MuckRock News appealing the response of the Dracut Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 24, 2023 SPR23/0754 Peter Bartlett Chief of Police Dracut Police Department 110 Loon Hill Road Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Chief Bartlett: On April 18, 2023, this office received your petition on behalf of the Dracut Police Department (Department) requesting permission to charge for time spent segregating

Fax Number Labor Organization's Address (street and no., city/town, state, and zip code) 72 Kelley Road, Dracut, MA 01850 14. Labor Organization's Representative's Name 15. James M. Bowers, Esq. 17. Email Address 16. Telephone Number jbowers@mbblawoffices.com Address (street and no., city/town, state, and zip code) 18.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 20, 2024 SPR24/1447 Peter Bartlett Chief of Police Dracut Police Department 110 Loonhill Road Dracut, MA 01826 Dear Chief Bartlett: On May 13, 2024, this office received your petition on behalf of the Dracut Police Department (Department) seeking permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting

City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156 (2009)(citing Town of Dracut, 25 MLC 131, 133 (1999)). Many management decisions, though possibly inconvenient or even undesirable, do not constitute adverse employment actions unless the charging party is materially disadvantaged in some way. See City of Boston, 35 MLC 289, 291 (2009)(citing MacCormack v.

City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156 (2009)(citing Town of Dracut, 25 MLC 1371, 133 (1999)). Many management decisions, though possibly inconvenient or even undesirable, do not constitute adverse employment actions unless the charging party is materially disadvantaged in some way. See City of Boston, 35 MLC 289, 291 (2009)(citing MacCormack v.