THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ONE ASHBURTON PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 MAURA HEALEY (617) 727-2200 ATTORNEY GENERAL www.mass.gov/ago April 20, 2018 OML 2018-56 Andrew Stern, General Counsel Group Insurance Commission 19 Stamford Street Boston, MA 02114 RE: Open Meeting Law Investigation Dear Attorney Stern: The Attorney General's Office initiated an investigation of the seventeen-member Commission (the "Commission

The Environmental Protection Division of the Attorney Generals Office is aware of the settlement agreement and the outcome reached in the agreement but did not participate in the mediation between GE, the EPA and the Committee. 3 2 The Board met in executive session for approximately twenty minutes and reviewed the settlement agreement initially approved by the Committee.

The Environmental Protection Division of the Attorney Generals Office is aware of the settlement agreement and the outcome reached in the agreement but did not participate in the mediation between GE, the EPA and the Committee. 4 We note that the Board has released the executive session minutes of the February 4 meeting. 3 2 Southbridge, 376 Mass. 70, 72 (1978).

The minutes summarize the complainants comments as follows: Jesse Wiegand said he had called the Attorney Generals office and spoke to an attorney about the Open Meeting Law complaint he had filed several months ago. He had been told that they could not address related issues because they were not in his original complaint. He opined that Robyn had lied about going into executive session to discuss the newly filed lawsuit with AT&T.

The Towns September 4th response In its September 4th response, the Town states the Town of Hingham has forwarded the matter referenced in your request to the Massachusetts Attorney Generals Office for review To that end, the Town of Hingham considers this matter under investigation until further notice and all documents relating to this matter are being withheld under M.G.L. c. 4, 7(26)(f).

Werlins proposed response, which was seconded by Trust member Cindy Boundy, and the Trust unanimously voted to provide the proposed response to the Attorney Generals Office. Mr. Werlin then asked for a motion to adjourn which motion was made by Ms. Boundy and seconded by Ms. Napior. The Trust did not vote on this motion; rather, Mr. Werlin simply announced that the meeting was adjourned after the motion had been made and seconded.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Treisman: I have received the petition of Geoffrey P. Wermuth, Esq. of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP appealing the response of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 1OA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ).

HRD and the Attorney Generals Office had apparently a history of litigation over c 126 18A and had court decisions interpreting the language of the statute. Admittedly, the Sheriff's Office had interpreted the language differently from HRD. HRD interprets Assault Pay to be the difference between a correction officer's Workers Compensation pay, the average weekly wage, and his straight salary.

Osterberg, the Supervisor wrote that because an "issue raised within your reconsideration request directly relates to an interpretation of the Open Meeting Law, I will refer this matter to the [Attorney General's Office] for further consideration." Because that issue was not specifically raised in Mr. Osterberg's January 26, 2012 complaint filed with the Board, we do not address it here. Mr.