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
www.mass.gov/ethics
MEETING NOTICE
Date: Friday, July 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Room 619, One Ashburton Place
AGENDA
PUBLIC SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
Review and approve the public and executive session minutes of the meeting of June 15, 2012 – Vote Requested
3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
4. PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION MATTERS
(a) Memorandum is enclosed describing Public Education Division activities for the month of June.
(b) Update on online training programs
(c) Update on Commission IT projects
5. SFI UPDATE
6. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS
Division metrics for FY 12
7. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
(a) Proposed Amended Commission Regulations (memorandum enclosed – see Legal Tab A) – Vote Requested
(b) Division report for FY 12 (Legal Tab B)
(c) Division metrics
(d) Special Projects
(e) Adjudicatory matters schedule (Legal Tab C)
(f) Litigation status update
(g) Amicus brief (Legal Tab D)
EXECUTIVE SESSION
8. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS
Enclosed for review and/or action are: Cases deferred; Preliminary Inquiry recommendations and reports; summons authorization requests; Disposition
Agreements; Closing Memoranda; and private compliance letters.
9. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
(a) Draft formal opinion – Legal Tab E – Vote Requested
(b) Summaries of selected informal opinions are enclosed (see Legal Tab F)
10. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
Adjudicatory proceedings status report (Legal Tab G)
11. DELIBERATIONS
In Re Famolare – continue deliberations
ADJOURN
Notice Posted: July 16, 2012