Prior to April 2004, she worked at various times as an employee of the Commonwealths Division of Labor and Industries, Department of Public Health and the Attorney Generals Office. The Appellant has a civil service seniority date of October 22, 1980. (Exhibit 1 and Stipulated Facts) 2. The Appellant reached the top salary step of her position as an Accountant I in February 2003. The top salary step is known as Grade 14.

The discussions between the Commission's legal staff and Attorney General's Office are protected, confidential communications, particularly in this situation where the requestor was the opposing counsel in the underlying matter."

It is recommended that the parties contact the Attorney Generals Office if they seek a determination on this issue. Request Number 2 In its response, the Town advised, [w]ith respect to your requests for all reports submitted by an outside entity hired by the Town and any invoices, bills, and records reflecting money paid to the outside entity by the Town, the Town is not in possession of any records responsive to those requests.

Open Meeting Law determinations may be found at the Attorney General's website, www.mass.gov/ago/openmeeting. 2 We remind the Board that a public body must review and respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint within 14 business days, and send a copy of its response to the complainant and to the Attorney General's Office. G.L. c. 30A, 23(b); 940 CMR 29.05(5). o office.

Second, the complaint 3 Open Meeting Law determinations may be found at the Attorney General's office; www.mass.gov/ago/openmeeting. 2 argues that, because the true purpose of the executive session was to discuss complaints against Ms. Samacki, the Board improperly denied her the right to be present for the discussion. After reviewing the executive session minutes, we disagree.

See OML Declination 1-25-16 (Nahant Housing Authority Board of Commissioners). 2 One Commission member is an employee of the Attorney Generals Office. The Complainant informed us that that member was among those who left the meeting room promptly after the meeting ended.

The Chair stated that, after consulting with the Attorney Generals Office, the IT Subcommittee would seek to remedy any Open Meeting Law violation by creating minutes of the December 1 meeting and disclosing the discussion that had taken place. The Chair and the CAFO then discussed the status of the contract, the reason for the delays, and a plan for moving forward, which were all matters that had been discussed on December 1.

Specifically, I am requesting any correspondence, including but not limited to emails, letters, and records of phone conversations, between the chair and [an identified individual] from the Attorney Generals office during the period of September 20, 2024, through October 23, 2024.

Herman: I have received your letter appealing the response of the Attorney General's Office to your request for records. I have directed a member of my staff, Barbara Durgin, Esq., to review this matter. Upon completion of the review, I will advise you in writing of the disposition of this case. If in the interim you receive a satisfactory response to your request, please notify this office immediately.

The Offices May 29th response In its May 29th response the Office outlined the number of investigations ongoing from the Governors independent investigation, federal Department of Justice, Massachusetts Attorney Generals Office and Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The Office stated that , [a]ll of the documents sought are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure [pursuant] to M. G. L. c. 4, 7 clause 26 (a) (f).