Sent: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:50:38 PM EDT
Subject: Medford City Hall / Access Television Public Records Request
Issuing Authority / Mayor
Keeper of the Records
85 George P Hassett Dr,
Medford, MA 02155
Friday July 14, 2023
Records Access Officer
Re: Massachusetts Public Records Request
Dear Keeper of the Records / Medford City Hall:
This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M. G. L. Chapter 66, Section 10). I am requesting that I be provided a copy of the following records:
1)The current contracts between the city of Medford / issuing authority and cable providers Comcast and Verizon.
Rather than directly mailing them to me, city hall should publish on the city website since we have a mayor running on "transparency." Failure to publish these two important documents on the city website or in a prominent place on the internet will be Exhibit A on Mayor Lungo-Koehn's failure to be transparent.
2)Documents providing information on the mayor's daughter allegedly being harassed and bullied at school.
These documents are essential to prove that the mayor's failed CORI check policy at the access station in the high school is a ruse, is not "community," nor is it "integrity" or "transparency." It's a fraudulent way of keeping the citizens and other access producers off of the TV Channel. The CORI check at TV3 Medford Community Media doesn't work, is invasive, and allows the mayor to use the government channel for herself, selfishly, with no criticism on the access channel controlled by city hall and not a 501c3.
3)the list of members currently enrolled at the TV station
4)the amount of hours Kevin Harrington works for the TV station per week, the documents providing for the hours Harrington works at access television, the hours at the high school channel, the hours at the government channel.
Not just a summary but the documents providing for the full employment hours over the past year.
5)The documents that provide for how many classes Harrington has taught, the amount of new members taking those classes in the past two years - July 14 2021 - July 14, 2023, and what skills those students have obtained
6)The amount of resumes or inquiries (no names necessary unless you wish to provide them) of the individuals who have applied for the jobs of city solicitor and assistant city solicitor.
7)The document at city hall which is the job description for the mayor's position as issuing authority in regards to cable television
8)Any document that shows the mayor's work with the Massachusetts Film Office and if there is a document showing a Mass. Film Office liaison in Medford
I recognize that you may want o charge reasonable costs for copies, as well as for personnel time needed to comply with this request, however, as I am a journalist who provides information of great public interest to the citizens of Medford and surrounding communities, quoted in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and more books than I can count, with a political blog which has close to two and a half million page views, I respectfully request that you waive all fees as this matter is of great importance to each and every citizen/taxpayer of Medford and access producers in general nationwide. I also write for the Somerville/Medford News Weekly currently and other publications.
The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 business days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.
Please respond by e mail.
Sincerely,
Joe Viglione
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn MA 01888
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