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Board of Health acknowledges Open Meeting Law violation; plans training and notification to AG's office
Summary
Board leadership acknowledged a correct Open Meeting Law violation after a member represented the board at a town meeting; staff will prepare a remedial training session and a letter to the Attorney General's Office documenting the corrective steps.
Speaker 2 told the board the open-meeting-law complaint is valid and described proposed remedial steps: staff-led training on the Open Meeting Law for the member involved, and a letter to the Attorney General's Office documenting the corrective actions and proposed training dates. "This is a a correct open meeting law violation," Speaker 2 said, and added she would "put a letter together for miss Toth explaining what we're going to do" and would forward a copy to the AG's office for their file.
Unidentified Speaker 1 apologized to board members Laurie and Earl, acknowledging she incorrectly represented the Board of Health at a prior town meeting and cited her long-running views on fluoride as context for her remarks. She said she would not represent the board again without prior board discussion and welcomed training.
Speaker 2 said training and documentation are intended to prevent recurrence; she compared the situation to a prior planning-board incident and recommended joint training and follow-up. No disciplinary action beyond remedial training and a notice to the Attorney General's Office was recorded in the meeting.
