Town of Templeton's draft public records requests policy -

The Town of Templeton’s Board of Selectmen has designated the Assistant to the Town Administrator as the Records Custodian for the Town, as she has access to the public records and the knowledge, experience and resources to determine which records are deemed “public” and which records may need to be redacted before release.

I would hope individuals with the knowledge, experience and resources would know where to look for the most current fee schedules so as to not over charge residents who may not know of the latest updates and changes on the book of law for Massachusetts!

 The cost for copies of documents is 20¢ per page for photocopies and 50¢ per page for computer printouts.

32.06: Fees for Copies of Public Records

(b) the charge for black and white paper copies or printouts of records shall not exceed 5 cents per page, for both single and double-sided black and white copies; (effective February, 2016)


 The Town asks for the public to submit any public records request directly to her.




  the Town would like the public to submit their requests on the Public Records Request Form.

The Town can not make you nor are you required to use or fill out any form to request a public record.  Anyone may request records directly from the records custodian. The Law does not require any specific format for making a request. Check the web page of the Secretary of State for information on public records.


posted by Jeff Bennett