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Selectman Amber Lick outlines Freedom of Access Act limits on remote participation and public comments
Summary
Selectman Amber Lick summarized Maine’s Freedom of Access Act requirements governing remote participation, public notice, and public-records access, and advised the Selectmen that a written remote‑participation policy requires a public hearing before adoption.
Selectman Amber Lick briefed the Selectmen on Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) and how it constrains remote participation, public comment and records access.
Amber Lick said the FOAA governs public meetings and public records, requires public notice of meetings, and treats quorum conversations as public meetings. She told the board that the FOAA gives members of the public the right to attend, observe, record and televise publicly noticed meetings, but does…
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