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Needham counsel proposes edits to Select Board appointment policy after AG guidance
Summary
Town Counsel presented draft revisions Jan. 27 to the Select Board's appointment policy to align joint-appointment practice with an Attorney General finding. Revisions clarify that coordination with other boards must comply with the Open Meeting Law and cite G.L. c.41, s.11; the board discussed options for written intake forms, executive-session preliminary interviews and safeguarding applicant privacy.
Town Counsel reviewed recommended revisions to the Select Board's appointment policy on Jan. 27 after an Attorney General's Office finding regarding a previous joint appointment process.
The proposed edits make explicit that coordination between the Select Board (typically the vice chair) and any other board participating in a joint appointment must comply with the Massachusetts Open…
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