Our collections contain 72 items and 169 documents tagged Public Records Requests Log. Browse all items matching this tag.
The public records requests log is the list of public records requests received by a municipality. For each request, the municipality will typically provide the name of the requester, the date of the request, and a description of what was requested. Sometimes requesters provide personal information as part of their request. Municipalities will redact that information.
These logs are a great resource when making your own requests. From the log, you can better understand what records are available, and how other, perhaps more knowledgable, requesters formulate their requests.
At StateReference, we use these logs to make "piggyback" requests. We make a public records request asking for the records provided to a previous requester. Because the records have already been collected and redacted, these requests can be fulfilled by a records access officer (RAO) with minimum effort.
Not all municipalities keep a log of public records requests received. State agencies, however, are required to keep a log. State agencies publish this information to the Public Records Request Database. Most agencies provide updates to that database on an annual basis.
Request for public records made to City of Boston.
Request for public records made to City of Worcester.
Request for public records made to City of Boston.
Request for public records made to City of Beverly.
Request for public records made to City of Watertown.
Request for public records made to City of Holyoke.
Request for public records made to City of Holyoke.
Request for public records made to City of Somerville.
Request for public records made to City of Westfield.
Request for public records made to Town of Dartmouth.
Request for public records made to Town of Natick.
Request for public records made to Town of Randolph.
Request for public records made to City of Medford.
Request for public records made to City of Salem.
Request for public records made to City of Woburn.
Request for public records made to City of Fitchburg.
Request for public records made to Town of Norwood.
Request for public records made to City of Watertown.
Request for public records made to Town of Tewksbury.
Request for public records made to Town of Chelmsford.
Request for public records made to City of Peabody.
Request for public records made to Town of Franklin.
Request for public records made to City of Holyoke.
Request for public records made to Town of Tewksbury.