Town of Falmouth v. Civil Service Commn, 447 Mass. 814, 823 (2006) and cases cited. The role of the Commission is to determine "whether the appointing authority has sustained its burden of proving that there was reasonable justification for the action taken by the appointing authority." City of Cambridge v. Civil Service Commn, 43 Mass.App.Ct. 300, 304, rev.den., 426 Mass. 1102 (1997). See also City of Leominster v.

Murray Supervisor of Records February 26, 2019 SPR19/0318 Margaret Frieswyk Superintendent Gosnold Public Schools 263 Hill & Plain Road East Falmouth MA 02536 Dear Ms. Frieswyk, I have received the petition of Douglas Moser of NBCJ OBoston appealing the nonresponse of the Gosnold Public Schools (School). Specifically on March 27, 2018, Mr. Moser requested various categories of records concerning "relaxation, calm down, or time-out rooms."

Douglas DeCosta Falmouth Police Department 750 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540 Dear Lt. DeCosta: I have received the petition of Alyssa Ardizzoni appealing the nonresponse of the Falmouth Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Ardizzoni requested a copy of any 911 recordings and call logs as it relates to an identified motor vehicle accident.

Rod Palmer Building Commissioner Falmouth Building Department 59 Town Hall Square #1 Falmouth, MA 02540 Sincerely, fLll{{f:A WltJJAJUttj Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Rod Palmer One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-2832 Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre pre@sec.state.ma.us

Margaret Frieswyk Superintendent Gosnold Public Schools 263 Hill & Plain Road East Falmouth, MA 02536 Dear Dr. Frieswyk: I have received the petition of Mary Kate McGowan appealing the nonresponse of Gosnold Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 18, 2023, Ms. McGowan requested Gosnolds special education policies and procedures.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 18, 2024 SPR24/0126 Sharon Reid Executive Assistant Falmouth Public Schools 340 Teaticket Highway Falmouth, MA 02536 Dear Ms. Reid: I have received the petition of Megan Hamilton-McKeon appealing the response of the Falmouth Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 22, 2025 SPR25/1008 Sharon Reid Records Access Officer Falmouth Public Schools 340 Teaticket Highway Falmouth, MA 02536 Dear Ms. Reid: I have received the petition of Raquel Russell appealing the response of the Falmouth Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G.

Murray Supervisor of Records January 17, 2020 SPR20/0028 Lieutenant Douglas Decosta Falmouth Police Department 750 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540 Dear Lt. DeCosta: I have received the petition of Vicki Hill appealing the response of the Falmouth Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Hill requested a cetiain incident report.

Town of Falmouth v. Civil Service Commission, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 796, 800 (2004). The issue for the Commission is "not whether it would have acted as the appointing authority had acted, but whether, on the facts found by the commission, there was reasonable justification for the action taken by the appointing authority in the circumstances found by the commission to have existed when the Appointing Authority made its decision. Watertown v.

Chief Justice for Administration and Management of the Trial Court, 35 MLC 171 (2009), citing Town of Falmouth, 20 MLC 1555 (1994), aff'd. sub nom., Town of Falmouth v. Labor Relations Commission, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 (1997), citing Town of Ipswich, 11 MLC 1403, 1410 (1985), aff'd. sub nom., Town of Ipswich v. Labor Relations Commission, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 (1986).