January 21, 2011 Commission meeting notice

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

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION

MEETING NOTICE

Date: Friday, January 21, 2011

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, Massachusetts

AGENDA

PUBLIC SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. MINUTES

Review and approve the public and executive session minutes of the meeting of December 17, 2010 - Vote Requested

3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Memorandum is enclosed regarding education and training requirements.

4. PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION MATTERS

Memorandum is enclosed describing Public Education Division activities for the month of December.

5. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

(a) Division metrics

(b) Draft Advisories on Political Activity

(c) Revised Form Scheduling Order and Electronic Filing Manual -Vote Requested

(d) Advisory on Job Recommendations by Elected Officials - Rough Draft

(e) Adjudicatory matters - schedule and status

(f) Litigation update

EXECUTIVE SESSION

6. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

(a) Summaries of selected informal opinions are enclosed.

(b) Draft informal advisory opinion is enclosed.

7. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

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

8. DELIBERATIONS

In Re Picano - commence deliberations

Notice Posted: January 18, 2011