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Resident says April 9 school committee agenda was not properly posted; clerk says agenda was on file and was moved to top of page
Summary
A resident told the committee she could not find the agenda prior to the meeting and urged postponement; the district clerk said the agenda was posted with the city clerk’s office and on the district website and was corrected when notified.
At the start of the April 9 meeting, resident Deborah Riley raised concerns that the school committee’s agenda was not properly posted to satisfy the state open‑meeting law requirements.
“The notice must include all topics the chair can reasonably anticipate will be discussed and specific enough to inform the public of the topics on the agenda at least 48 hours in advance,” Riley said, asking the committee to postpone business so the public could exercise its right to participate.
District staff response: school committee executive staff member Miss Owens said the agenda had been posted with the city clerk’s office on Monday afternoon and was present on the Quincy Public Schools website, but it appeared at the bottom of the page rather than the top; she said she corrected the placement after being notified. Owens said the posting at the city clerk’s office met the statutory requirement.
No formal action was taken. Committee members acknowledged the concern and said they would ensure postings remain easy to find going forward.
