Upon this 1 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).

The Attorney General's Office considers a document to be "used" at a meeting when it is, at a minimum, physically present, verbally identified, and its contents are discussed by members of the public body during an open session. See OML 2012-42; OML 2011-18. Here, a copy of the Inspector General's "complaint" was not present at the June 16 meeting.

Stout requested, [a] copy of any correspondence, including attachments, reports, or addendums, sent to the attorney generals office by the Cannabis Control Commission concerning an investigation and findings into complaints against [an identified individual] ... of the commission. The AGO responded on October 13, 2023. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Stout petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2470, was opened as a result.

It [the attorney generals office] responds by sending a warning letter saying the complaint raises concerns your business is not in compliance with the law ... business/cashless-fenway-gillette-td-boston-calling ... copies of any and all of these warning letters. The AGO responded on December 18, 2023. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/3047, was opened as a result.

The BWSC additionally requests that it be permitted to "postpone submitting its response," whereas this office's determination to an appeal related to a similar request has been referred to the Attorney General's Office for enforcement and remains pending. G. L. c. 4, 7(26)(c), (e). See SPR19/0515 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (March 30, 2019; April 19, 2019).

In its September 20th response the Department indicates "[t]he records you have requested are the subject of an inquiry and/or investigation by the Attorney General's Office and, as a result, your request is denied pursuant to G.L. c. 4, 7, cl. 26 (f)." You further assert that "[g]iven the documents requested are the subject of an active and ongoing investigation by state Siobhan E. Kelly, Esq.

Page 3 August 31, 2021 SPR21/2083 [T]he Attorney Generals Office has been actively involved in investigating and prosecuting MA State Police Troop E members accused of time submission and overtime abuse, and is currently actively prosecuting at least one case associated with the Troop E overtime investigations. That case is currently scheduled for trial in January of 2022.

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 2 CMR 29.05(5), (6). Here, the original complaint was filed with the Commissioners on March 27, 2015.

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). Here, the original complaint was filed with the Board on May 18. Therefore, the Board should have responded no later than June 8.

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 GeneraLs Office of any remedial action taken. G.L. c. 30A, 23(b); 940 CMR 19.05(5), (6). Here, the complaint was filed with the Council on February 16.