120 CMR 101.02 - Functions and Duties of the Chair of the Massachusetts Parole Board
(1) The Chair directs the assignments of the
Parole Board members. M.G.L. c. 27, § 4.
(a) The Chair coordinates the work schedules
of the Parole Board members and is responsible for assigning cases.
(b) The Chair schedules and chairs executive
sessions of the Parole Board members.
(2) The Chair is responsible for formulating
the mission and goals of the Parole Board and for implementing plans to achieve
those goals.
(3) The Chair is
responsible for the development, implementation, and annual review of Parole
Board regulations, policies, and procedures.
(4) The Chair is the authority for appointing
and removing employees of the Parole Board. M.G.L. c. 27, § 4.
(5) The Chair is responsible for preparation
of the Parole Board's budget and shall submit the budget to the Executive
Office of Public Safety and Security in accordance with the provisions of
M.G.L. c. 29, §§ 3 and 4.
(a) The
Chair is responsible for authorizing and approving expenditures. M.G.L. c. 29,
§ 20.
(b) The Chair is
responsible for preparing and submitting reports of expenditures to the
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. M.G.L. c. 29, §§ 9B,
9D, and 9E.
(c) The Chair is
responsible for budget modifications. M.G.L. c. 29, § 29.
(d) The Chair is responsible for maintaining
all financial books and accounts of the Parole Board. M.G.L. c. 30, §
28.
(e) The Chair shall permit
access for audit and examination of the Parole Board's financial books and
accounts by the Department of State Auditor and the Legislative Post Audit
Oversight Committee. M.G.L. c. 3, § 64 and c. 11, § 12.
(6) The Chair, when designated by
the Governor as Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Supervision of
Adult Offenders, M.G.L. c. 127, § 151A, may promulgate rules and
regulations in concert with Administrators of other contracting states to
accomplish the terms of the Compact.
The Chair may deputize a parole or probation officer of another state to act as an agent of the Commonwealth in returning an individual who is charged with violating the terms and conditions of parole as granted by the Commonwealth. The Chair may enter into a contract with the Administrator of another Compact state to share in the cost of returning an alleged parole violator. M.G.L. c. 127, §§ 151H through J.
(7) The Chair serves as the official
spokesperson for the Parole Board and represents the Parole Board on
commissions and boards as required by statute or executive order.
(8) The Chair may delegate such of his or her
authority as is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the Parole Board.
M.G.L. c. 27, § 5.
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