July 28, 2009 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
10:00 A.M.
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Amended Agenda
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I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for Thursday, July 16, 2009
Agenda Document No. 09-50
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINIONS
A. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-13
The Black Rock Group by William J. McGinley, Esq.
(Continued from July 16, 2009)Agenda Documents No. 09-42 and No. 09-42-A
Agenda Document No. 09-42-B (submitted late)
Circulated July 22, 2009(Commissioner Weintraub recused)
(Neven F. Stipanovic/Robert Knop of the General Counsel"s Office)
B. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-14
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Sterling Truck Corporation, by Jan Witold Baran, Esq. and Caleb Burns, Esq.Agenda Document No. 09-54 (submitted late)
Circulated July 22, 2009Agenda Document No. 09-54-A (submitted late)
Circulated July 24, 2009Agenda Document No. 09-54-B (submitted late)
To be circulated.(Executive Assistant Kevin Plummer recused)
(David Adkins/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)
C. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-15
Bill White for Texas, by Barry Hunsaker, TreasureAgenda Document No. 09-55
Circulated July 23, 2009 (submitted late)(Tony Buckley/Robert Knop of the General Counsel's Office)
D. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-16
Libertarian Party of Ohio, by Michael Johnston, TreasurerAgenda Document No. 09-51 (submitted late)
Circulated July 22, 2009(Theodore Lutz/Robert Knop of the General Counsel's Office)
E. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-17
Romney for President, Inc., by Benjamin L. Ginsberg, Esq. and Glenn Willard, Esq.Agenda Document No. 09-53 (submitted late)
Circulated July 22, 2009(Cheryl Hemsley/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)
F. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-18
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, and Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Political Action Committee, by Carol A. Laham. Esq. and D. Mark Renaud, Esq.Agenda Document No. 09-52 (submitted late)
Circulated July 22, 2009Agenda Document No. 09-52-A (submitted late)
To be circulated.(Rosemary Smith of the General Counsel's Office recused)
(Executive Assistant Kevin Plummer recused)
(Christine Gallagher/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)
III. AGENCY PROCEDURE FOR NOTICE TO NAMED RESPONDENTS OF ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS
Agenda Document No. 09-46-A (submitted late)
Circulated July 24,2009
IV. AGENCY PROCEDURE FOR NOTICE TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS IN ENFORCEMENT MATTERS
Agenda Document No. 09-47-A (submitted late)
Circulated July 24, 2009
V. MODIFICATION OF AGENCY PROCEDURE FOR PROBABLE CAUSE HEARINGS
Agenda Document No. 09-48 (Held over from the meeting of July 16, 2009)
VI. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Related Documents
Any comments submitted for the Advisory Opinions under consideration may be viewed by following the "Pending Advisory Opinions Requests" link on the Advisory Opinions page.
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on August 27, 2009)