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Board discusses training, FOIA refresher and a member disputes newspaper reporting
Summary
Members discussed buying an MMA training recording after July 1 to address a budget shortfall and a planned FOIA training; a member also disputed an article in the Morning Sentinel and asked for corrections after reviewing the meeting recording.
Board members reviewed training needs and communications and one participant raised a complaint about newspaper coverage of a prior meeting.
Members said the board’s training budget is effectively exhausted until July 1 and proposed purchasing a Maine Municipal Association recording to make training available on-demand after the budget refresh. A staff member said Brian will prepare FOIA training and that the code-of-ethics requirement will be clarified in follow-up. The board agreed to print ordinance materials for the next meeting and to coordinate scheduling of training opportunities.
Separately, a committee member disputed a recent Morning Sentinel story that the member said misquoted their remark about a grow operation. The member said they reviewed the meeting recording and that the paper’s account was inaccurate, emphasizing the value of recording meetings as a check on reporting. “It sounds like a legal Chinese grow house, and they're following all the rules,” the member said, adding that the paper printed a different version and that prior conversations with the reporter had not resolved the issue.
The board noted the complaint and discussed the benefits of recording meetings for accuracy; staff will maintain minutes and continue to circulate communications to members and the Select Board as needed.
