Commonwealth of Massachusetts
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
John W. McCormack Office Building 
One Ashburton Place, Room 619
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1501
PHONE: 617-371-9500 or 888-485-4766  FAX: 617-723-5851
www.mass.gov/ethics

MEETING NOTICE

 

Date:  Friday, December 16, 2011

Time:  9:00 a.m.

Place:  One Ashburton Place, Room 619

 

AGENDA

 

PUBLIC SESSION

 

1.  CALL TO ORDER

 

2.  MINUTES

      Review and approve the public and executive session minutes of the meeting of November 18, 2011 – Vote Requested

 

3.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

                                               

4.  PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION MATTERS

      (a) Online training program demonstration

      (b) Public Education Division activities for the month of November (memorandum enclosed). 

 

5.  ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

      Proposed amendment of Enforcement Procedures – Vote Requested

           

6.  LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

      (a) Open Meeting Law:  Remote Participation by Commissioners – Vote Requested

      (b) Update on advisories

      (c) Division metrics for month of November

      (d) Adjudicatory matters schedule

      (e) Litigation status update

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

7.  LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

      Summaries of selected informal opinions are enclosed.

 

8.  ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

      Enclosed for review and/or action are:  Preliminary Inquiry recommendations and reports; summons authorization requests; 
      Disposition Agreements; Closing Memoranda; and private compliance letters.

 

9.  LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

      Adjudicatory proceedings status report.

 

ADJOURN 

 

Notice Posted:  December 9, 2011