.: SUP-21-8755 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Respondent ANSWER NOW COMES Respondent, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Services and hereby answers the Complaint issued on December 2, 2022 as follows: 1. Admit 2. Deny 3. Admit 4. Deny 5. Deny 6. Deny 7. Deny 8. Deny 1 9.

Wallack's request, this was only accomplished after I directly contacted counsel in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. It does not explain, nor does it excuse the apparent inability of your office to properly respond to requests for public records in a timely manner. Accordingly, DPH is hereby ordered to arrange for mandatory training of you and your communications staff in the Public Records Law.

REPONSE On August 12, 2023, the Petitioner, Yong Hua He (Petitioner), an EDP System Analyst IV at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), filed a request for investigation with the Civil Service Commission (Commission), stating in part: I would like [the Commission] to investigate whether EHS is capricious arbitrarily, or [discriminating by] promoting staff without adherence to the civil service guidelines; as I am rejected from

Memorandum of understanding that EOEA executed with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services 3. Legislation introduced regarding the long-term care ombudsman program. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. The Public Records Law The Public Records Law strongly favors disclosure by creating a presumption that all governmental records are public records. G.

Executive Office of Health and Human Services, 20 MCSR 266, 267 (2007). (The Commission granted the Appointing Authoritys Motion to Dismiss based on lack of jurisdiction because the Appellants status in her position was provisional, despite her 28 years of service.) Since it is undisputed that the Appellant was never a permanent or tenured employee, she has no right of appeal to the Commission.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE, Respondent Appearance for Appellants: Michael Cutler Cheryl Lynch Jeremy Bohn Appearance for Respondent: Donna Morin Director of Labor Relations EOHHS-Children, Youth & Families 600 Washington Street: 7th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Commissioner: Christopher C.

Assistant General Counsel/ Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health & Human Services Department of Development Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 September 2, 2021 SPR21/2120 Dear Attorney Fleming: I have received the petition of Wayne Willis appealing the response of the Department of Development Services (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, l0A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 3-4, 2021, Mr.