Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Someone is apparently a fortune teller in the office of the Board of Selectmen. They have put on the Town website that there are three openings on the Advisory Board, which is a 7 member board with 6 sitting members. It is the responsibility of the Town Moderator to appoint people at the conclusion of the Town Meeting. How do people in the selectmen's office know what the moderator will do? How does anyone in the selectmen's office know that current members wish to continue serving? Since there is only one individual running for moderator, does this mean there is a deal in place or a deal in the works? I am not really into conspiracy theories but it seems a bit strange for that posting. Perhaps the selectmen do not like some current members who ask to many questions. I think I will ask the selectmen at their next meeting and see what the response is.

Jeff Bennett
Things just keep adding up to more misinformation.

A few days ago I received an email concerning the Town and its responsibility to have required employees, elected and appointed board and commission members do some reading, training and signing of forms. One has to do with open meeting law and the other is conflict of interest. There is a conflict of interest online training course with questions and a certificate at the end which all of these need to be done, signed, printed etc., and turned in at the Town Clerk's office. One of the items covered under the conflict of interest is the rule of necessity. I believe the Board of Selectmen recently not only violated the Open Meeting law but also violated the conflict of interest law as well. Just another thing to file.

Jeff Bennett