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House amends S.59 to let towns use outside recorders, post special-meeting notices in neighboring towns
Summary
The House amendments to S.59 clarify local recording rules for municipal public bodies, add an explicit “or cause to record” clause allowing third-party recording, extend a site-visit exemption to local recording, and permit posting special‑meeting notices in neighboring municipalities.
The Senate Government Operations Committee on May 27 reviewed House changes to S.59 that clarify how municipal public bodies must record meetings and where they may post special‑meeting notices. Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the committee the House added language allowing municipalities to “record or cause to record” meetings and to post notices in neighboring municipalities.
The committee was shown a side‑by‑side of the Senate and House versions. Anderson said municipal public bodies remain required to record meetings unless those…
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