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Hampden Board of Health reviews state camp rules for Parks & Recreation's summer program and votes to designate it a town program
Summary
The Hampden Board of Health and Select Board discussed whether the town's long-running Parks & Recreation summer program must be licensed under state recreational-camp rules and voted to designate it a municipal summer program, a step board members said preserves operations while they seek legal review.
The Hampden Board of Health and Select Board discussed whether the town's long-running Parks & Recreation summer program must be licensed under state recreational-camp rules and voted to designate it a municipal summer program, a step board members said preserves operations while they seek legal review.
At issue is Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulation 105 CMR 430, which governs recreational camp licensing and includes an exemption that can apply to single-purpose classes or to programs "sponsored by municipal recreation departments." Staff and the board reviewed a DPH advisory titled "Clarification of recreational camp licensing exemption for programs sponsored by municipal recreation departments," which states that the exemption applies when a program is…
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