Unless an extension of time has been requested, a public body must, within 14 business days of receipt of an Open Meeting Law complaint, send a copy of the complaint to the Attorney General's Office and notify the Attorney General's Office of any remedial action taken. G.L. c. 30A, 23(b); 940 CMR 29.05(5), (6). We take this opportunity to remind the Board of its obligations under the Open Meeting Law.

The fee estimate is comprised of "3 hours for searching and downloading recordings of calls to and from the Attorney General's Office in 2012-13, at $25.00/hour, the hourly rate of the lowest-paid departmental employee who can perform this search, plus one-half hour for searching for letters and e-mails to and from the Attorney General's Office in 2012-13, at $21.87/hour, the rate of the lowest-paid employee who can perform this search."

Any internal Affairs investigation which may, or does, result in criminal charges being brought against an officer shall require the District Attorneys or Attorney Generals office to be apprised of the case for the purpose of advising on legal issues and ultimate prosecution, if necessary. Contact shall be made through the Officer-in-Charge of Internal Affairs. VI. CORRECTIVE ACTION A.

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Any internal Affairs investigation which may, or does, result in criminal charges being brought against an officer shall require the District Attorneys or Attorney Generals office to be apprised of the case for the purpose of advising on legal issues and ultimate prosecution, if necessary. Contact shall be made through the Officer-in-Charge of Internal Affairs. IV. Corrective Action A.

Assistant Attorney General Records Access Officer Attorney Generals Office 1 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Aaron Greenspan appealing the response of the Attorney Generals Office (Office/AGO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 14, 2022, Mr.

Bensons] Open Meeting Law Complaint filed with the Massachusetts Attorney Generals Office dated November 13, 2020. . . . The parties await a determination from the Attorney Generals Office in that matter.

Attorney General Offices November 15, 2021 Open Meeting Law Decision In the decision by the Attorney General Office (AGO) relating to the Open Meeting Complaint, the AGO found that two Committee members admit[ted] that they were texting with each other about the retirement of the mascot throughout the October 15 meeting.

During the meeting, the School Superintendent presented her goals for the 1 All dates in this letter refer to the year 2016. 2 Unless an extension of time has been granted, a public body must, within 14 business days of receipt of an Open Meeting Law complaint, send a copy of the complaint to the Attorney General's Office and notify the Attorney General's Office of any remedial action taken. G.L. c. 30A, 23(b); 940 CMR 19.05(5), (6).

Luck to contact the Attorney Generals Office (AGO). Subsequently, in an email to this office on January 17, 2024, an attorney for the AGO found the following: [A] determination by the Attorney Generals Office as to whether the purpose for the executive session has been served would not be fruitful, and [the AGO] suggest[s] a determination be made as to whether the records are exempt pursuant to G.L. c. 59, 60, and exemption (a).

Given that an interpretation of the Open Meeting Law falls within the authority of the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) and not this office, I am unable to address those issues in this determination. See G. L. c. 30A, 23. Consequently, I encourage Mr. Luck to contact the AGO for a determination on the status of the records used in executive session. Conclusion Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. If Mr.