Select board debates public‑comment timing and access‑to‑meetings rules
Board members debated a proposed access-to-public-meetings policy aligned with the state freedom‑of‑access rules, including whether agenda items that require votes should automatically be tabled to the following week and whether public comment should occur before votes.
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The board reviewed a draft policy intended to align local practice with the state’s freedom‑of‑access rules and asked the town attorney to vet specific language. The draft states that "recording and live broadcast must be conducted in [a] non disruptive manner" and that the town may make reasonable rules so long as they do not prohibit taping, filming or recording; the administrator said the lawyer recommended wording adjustments to match the statute.
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