Templeton selectmen receive a couple open meeting law violation complaints, they try to cover their ass by amending the minutes, but on one set of minutes, they neglect to include all documents used at meeting (I happened to have been at the "table" at that meeting. The board amended minutes to include a change order document for May 10, 2023 meeting, they failed to also list 2 photographs that were also used at meeting. The law states "all documents used at a meeting to be listed on meeting minutes." I guess they like complaints!
All people elected or appointed to positions on public bodies required to sign a document stating you received a copy of open meeting law, you understand it, will follow it and keep up with any changes, apparently, they follow that about as good as they follow their own policy on procedures. They also fail to ensure town employees do their job and keep the town web site updated, even as residents provide money to do just that.
I personally cannot wait to see the response from legal counsel. The board, by changing the minutes to comply with my OML complaint admitted wrong doing, but I'm willing to bet they deny responsibility in response to the OML complaint.
ReplyDeleteRemember, they broke the rules, acknowledge such by changing meeting minutes list, yet still engage the expense of the town counsel to give a "legally sufficient" (as Mike stated) response.