Public Records Requests

Overview

The Town of Marblehead is committed to open government and aims to improve transparency through increased access to public information. Massachusetts law protects the right to access public information and has long mandated government disclosure of records. The Town fulfills this responsibility to citizens by proactively posting commonly requested documents to its website and by providing access to or copies of public records upon request.

Public records are broadly defined in Massachusetts law. Public records include nearly all documentary materials or data of any form generated, received or maintained by the Town, its employees, boards, committees and commissions. In order to protect certain privacy and security interests, there are certain narrowly defined statutory exemptions prohibiting particular public records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to G.L.c.4§7. Click here to view the list of public record exemptions.

Please click here to be linked to the Secretary of State's website for more information regarding public records law. 

The changes to the Public Records Law are effective January 1, 2017.  Click here to access the full text of the Public Records Access Regulation.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding public records from the Board of Retirement, please contact Board Administrator/Records Access Officer Linda Gifford at (781) 639-3418.