October 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Notice

MEETING NOTICE 

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: The meeting will take place remotely pursuant to Governor Baker’s Order Suspending
           Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, § 20, dated March 12, 2020.
           The public may view the public session via videoconference through the following link:
           https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81362071669 and Passcode: ADv1c3 or join by Telephone:
           929-436-2866, Webinar ID: 813 6207 1669, Passcode: 011523.

AGENDA

PUBLIC SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER – 9:30 a.m.

2. HEARING ON PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DECISION

   In the Matter of Christopher Hicks, Commission Docket No. 20-0007.

3. MINUTES

   Review and approve the public session minutes of the September 17, 2020 Commission meeting.

4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

5. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR STAFF TO USE VACATION AND PERSONAL LEAVE

6. DISCUSSION OF COMMISSION’S FY2019 ANNUAL REPORT

7. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION MATTERS

   (a) Memorandum on the Division’s activities during September 2020

8. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

   (a) Legal Division Metrics for September 2020

   (b) SFI Summary

   (c) Adjudicatory Matters - hearing and pre-hearing conference schedule

   (d) Draft Guidelines for Remote Adjudicatory Proceedings

   (e) Draft Social Media Advisory

   (f) Litigation Matters

9. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

   (a) Enforcement Intake Metrics

   (b) Enforcement Case Metrics

EXECUTIVE SESSION

(The Commission will enter executive session to discuss the following matters subject to the provisions of G.L. c. 30A, § 21, subparagraph (a)(7), and § 18, and G.L. c. 268B, §§ 3 and 4.)

10. MINUTES

    Review and approve the executive session minutes of the September 17, 2020 Commission meeting.

11. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MATTERS

    (a) Enforcement Division Update Memorandum

    (b) Report on Preliminary Inquiries, Post-Reasonable Cause and Adjudicatory Matters

    (c) Preliminary Inquiry Recommendation

    (d) Preliminary Inquiry Recommendation and Summons Authorization Request

    (e) Amended Summons Authorization Request

12. LEGAL DIVISION MATTERS

    (a) Summaries of Selected Informal Opinions 

13. ADJUDICATORY MATTERS

    (a) Adjudicatory Proceeding Status Report

    (b) In the Matter of Christopher Hicks, Commission Docket No. 20-0007: Deliberations on Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Decision

14. ADJOURN

Date/Time Posted: October 8, 2020 at 12:55 p.m.; amended October 14, 2020 at 1:05 p.m.