September 16, 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

MEETING NOTICE

Date: Friday, September 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 meetings of July 15, 2011 and August 15, 2011, respectively - Vote Requested

3. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

4. PUBLIC EDUCATION DIVISION MATTERS

Public Education Division activities for the months of July and August (memorandum enclosed).

5. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

(a) Proposed amendment of Enforcement Procedures - Vote Requested

(b) Proposed amendment of Deferral Policy - Vote Requested

(c) FY 11 division metrics

6. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

(a) Division metrics

(b) Adjudicatory matters schedule

(c) Litigation status update

(d) Unpaid Fines - update

(e) Court Reform Act

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; and Closing Memoranda.

9. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

Adjudicatory proceedings status report.

ADJOURN

Notice Posted September 9, 2011