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Attorney General finds Open Meeting Law violations; committee ordered to release executive‑session topics
Summary
The state Attorney General concluded the council violated the Open Meeting Law for an executive session on June 11 and ordered the council to announce the litigation topics discussed and release minutes not protected by privilege.
The Office of the Attorney General notified the Charter Rules Committee April 2 that it found violations of the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law related to a June 11 executive session and ordered the City Council to comply with disclosure requirements.
Councilor Linda Bacon (who filed one of the complaints) read the AG’s conclusion into the record: "We find that the council violated the Open Meeting Law by failing to identify the litigation matters to be discussed in executive session on June 11," she said, summarizing the AG’s letter. The AG further found the council failed to state,…
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