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Hinsdale Select Board votes to unseal 2019 non-public minutes after resident review
Summary
After a review by resident and Parks & Rec chair Ann Diorio, the Hinsdale Select Board voted unanimously to unseal non-public minutes from Jan. 7–Dec. 23, 2019 and directed the resident to compile missing-minute records for the official binder.
The Hinsdale Select Board voted unanimously March 30 to unseal non-public minutes covering Jan. 7 through Dec. 23, 2019 after a review presented by resident and Parks and Recreation Chair Ann Diorio. The motion to unseal was made by Selectman William Hodgman and seconded by Selectman Jessica Green; all five members voted in favor.
Diorio reported that Ann Diorio had reviewed minutes dating back several years and identified missing public minutes from 2013 and 2014 and additional issues within 2019 non-public records. Following the review, Hodgman moved to unseal the specified 2019 non-public minutes; Green seconded and the motion passed with Chair Steve Diorio and Selectmen Mike Carrier and Bernie Rideout joining the unanimous vote.
Ann Diorio provided the board a proposed document listing missing minutes and said she will place the completed record in the binder of minutes and non-public minutes in consecutive order and maintain a spreadsheet tracking the records. The board did not vote on other historic records at this meeting but approved Ann’s recommendation to assemble the materials.
The action responds to a citizen-led review of the town’s historical meeting records; board members did not raise objections during the March 30 session. The meeting’s official minutes reflect the vote to unseal and the resident’s commitment to organize the missing records for the town’s files.
