Easton Finance Committee Works to Understand Open Meeting Law
Since Town Officials said FinCom was in violation of the law in November, members have been working to understand it.
When it comes to complying with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, the Easton Finance Committee plans to play things safe moving forward. "It’s pretty safe to say that if four of us show up for a meeting, we’re not going to have the meeting," Finance Committee Chair Carol Nestler said. "I don’t want to do this again." Nestler and other Finance Committee members have been in conversations with Town Clerk Jeremy Gillis and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office since Gillis said the committee violated the law in November. Gillis said a violation occurred when the committee posted minutes fo the November meeting, which was held dispite the fact that the committee did not have a quorum. When other members saw the minutes it resulted in …
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Bob Mielde
12:32 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
I actually HAVE....just not at that particular moment that the TV camera was on. I also have had multiple occasions to voice my 'opinion' on the mismanagement issues, as well as the overspending - mainly during Capital Panning meetings. However, that is rarely seen by the public. I for one actually voiced my opinion with the AG's office DIRECTLY after I was accused of violating the Open Meeting … more ›