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, May 18, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, MA 02108
AGENDA
PUBLIC SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
(a) Review and approve the public and executive session minutes of the meeting of April 20, 2012 – Vote Requested
(b) Enclosed are the public and executive session minutes of the Enforcement Committee meeting of April 30, 2012.
3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
4. PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION MATTERS
Memorandum is enclosed describing Public Education Division activities for the month of April.
5. SFI UPDATE
6. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS
Quarterly division metrics
7. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
(a) Proposed Amended Commission Regulations (memorandum enclosed – see Legal Tabs A and B) –
Vote Requested
(b) Division metrics
(c) Special Projects
(d) Adjudicatory matters schedule (Legal Tab C)
(e) Litigation status update
8. ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Memo enclosed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
9. ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Memo enclosed.
10. 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.
11. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
Summaries of selected informal opinions are enclosed.
12. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS
Adjudicatory proceedings status report (Legal Tab D)
13. CONSIDERATION OF MOTION
In Re Famolare – Respondent’s assented-to motion for closing before the full Commission.
14. ADJOURN
Notice Posted: May 14, 2012