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Commission debates quorum rules, approves festival participation and flags accounting discrepancy
Summary
Middleborough Lakeville Herring Fisher Commission debated whether quorum should be computed on authorized seats or serving members, approved participation in the Herring Run Festival and accepted past minutes (one abstention), and asked staff to reconcile an apparent $300 discrepancy after the town moved financial reporting to Munis.
The Middleborough Lakeville Herring Fisher Commission spent a significant portion of its Feb. 11 meeting discussing governance and operational items, including the legal definition of quorum for the two-town body, event participation, project updates, and a change in accounting reporting.
Quorum debate: Commissioners disagreed on whether quorum should be a majority of the authorized seven-member body (four) or a majority of the currently serving members (three). Several members cited "general law" and prior Attorney General guidance while others argued the founding statute or bylaws set the…
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