Town Counsel Brookline Town Hall 333 Washington Street, 6th Floor Brookline, MA 02445-6853 RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Murphy: This office received a complaint from Brooks Ames, on November 12, 2019, alleging that the Brookline Select Board (the Board) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.

Murray Supewisor of Records September 12,2018 SPR1811342 Neil Harrington TrafficIRecords Division Supervisor Brookline Police Department 3 50 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Mr. Harrington: I have received your petition on behalf of the Brookline Police Department (Department) requesting permission to charge more than $25 an hour for the provision of public records. G. L. c. 66, 5 lO(d)(iv).

Murray Supervisor of Records October 24, 2018 SPRlS/1529 Neil Harrington Traffic/Records Division Supervisor Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Mr. Harrington: I have received your petition on behalf of the Brookline Police Department (Department) requesting permission to charge more than $25 an hour for the provision of public records. G. L. c. 66, 10(d)(iv).

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 19, 2022 SPR22/1532 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Williams: I have received the petition of Elizabeth Schafer appealing the response of the Brookline Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G.

Kirby Office Manager Office of Student Services Public Schools of Brookline 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Kirby: I have received the petition of Jorge Manuel Teixeira appealing the response of the Public Schools of Brookline (School) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 1OA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts 02108 TEL: (617) 727-2200 Maura Healey Attorney General www.mass.gov/ago December 27, 2018 OML 2018- 162 Joslin Murphy, Brookline Town Counsel Office of Town Counsel 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445-6863 RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Ms.

Town of Brookline, 20 MCSR 24 (2007) (poor interview performance can stand alone as the sole basis for bypass where there is no evidence of any inappropriate motivations on the part of the Appointing Authority). Conclusion For these reasons, Holyokes decision to bypass Ms. Cardona for the position of permanent reserve police officer is affirmed and her appeal under Docket No.

See also Town of Brookline v. Alston, 487 Mass. 278 (2021) (analyzing broad scope of the Commissions jurisdiction to enforce basic merit principles under civil service law). Public safety officers are vested with considerable power and discretion and must be held to a high standard of conduct. See, e.g., Falmouth v. Civil Service Commn., 61 Mass. App. Ct. 796, 801 (2004), citing City of Cambridge v. Civil Service Commn, 43 Mass. App.

See also Town of Brookline v. Alston, 487 Mass. 278 (2021) (analyzing broad scope of the Commissions jurisdiction to enforce basic merit principles under civil service law). Public safety officers are vested with considerable power and discretion and must be held to a high standard of conduct. See, e.g., Falmouth v. Civil Service Commn., 61 Mass. App. Ct. 796, 801 (2004), citing City of Cambridge v. Civil Service Commn, 43 Mass. App.

Murray Supervisor of Records November 5, 2020 SPR20/2119 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Williams: I have received your petition on behalf of the Brookline Police Department (Department) seeking permission to charge $39.18 per hour in responding to a request made by Rich Shertenlieb. G. L. c. 66, 10(c), (d)(iv).