“An Act to Improve Public Records”, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2016 made significant changes to the Public Records Law that took effect on January 1, 2017. The Supervisor of Records has promulgated regulations 950 CMR 32 to implement the Public Records Law.
The Public Records Law creates a position called the Records Access Officer (RAO). Regulations define the RAO as a governmental officer or employee within the municipality designated to perform duties described in 950 CMR 32 including:
- coordinating a response to request for access to public records,
- assisting individuals seeking public records in identifying the records requested,
- prepare guidelines that enable requestors to make informed requests regarding the availability of such public records electronically or otherwise.
The following person has been designated as the Records Access Officer for the Avon Police Department, pursuant to the Public Records Law. All Public Records requests should be directed to this person using the contact information provided below. Public Records may be made in-person, via telephone, mail or electronic mail.
Name/Title: Jeffrey J. Bukunt, Police Chief
Address: 86 Fagan Drive | Avon, MA 02322
Email: jbukunt@avon-ma.gov
Phone: (508) 583-6677
Fax: (508) 587-8727
To make a public records request, you can fill out the fillable form here.