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Chicopee rules committee backs law department responses to three Open Meeting Law complaints
Summary
The rules committee voted to approve and forward to the full City Council the law department’s written responses finding no Open Meeting Law violations in three complaints filed in March 2025.
The Chicopee Rules Committee voted April 8 to approve and forward to the full City Council the law department’s draft responses to three Open Meeting Law complaints filed on March 12, 2025.
The law department’s letters — reviewed in committee and drafted by the city solicitor — concluded that no Open Meeting Law violation occurred for any of the three complaints. The attorney summarized the reasoning in each case: (1) a complaint about a mayor’s order that referenced a settlement memorandum was addressed by noting the council had backup information and the solicitor had advised against discussing…
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