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Lynn Disability Commission holds special meeting to resolve agenda-posting question under Open Meeting Law
Summary
Chair Rochelle Waterman Williams convened a special meeting April 14 after possible delay in posting the April 7 agenda; the commission confirmed the special meeting agenda was filed with the City Clerk on April 8 and proceeded to vote on items deferred from April 7.
Rochelle Waterman Williams, chair of the Lynn Disability Commission, convened a special remote meeting April 14 to address uncertainty about whether the commission’s April 7 agenda met the 48-hour public notice requirement cited under the regulation referenced in the meeting.
Williams told commissioners the April 7 session had been treated as an informational hearing because the commission could not immediately confirm compliance with the posting requirement. She said the special meeting agenda for April 14 was submitted to the City of Lynn’s Clerk’s Office on April 8 to meet the cited notice requirement (the transcript cites "940 CMR 2903").
Because votes require proper notice and an established quorum, the commission used the special meeting to take formal action on items previously discussed, including sponsorship requests from DPW Parks and Recreation. The secretary conducted a roll call that recorded four members present and three absent; all motions taken at the special meeting were roll call votes. Williams emphasized the commission’s duty to follow Massachusetts Open Meeting Laws and Regulations during public proceedings.
The meeting record shows no public commenters and notes that three mayoral appointees were scheduled for city council approval later that evening; no appointments were acted on during this meeting.
