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Officials urge training, written procedures after right-to-know questions
Summary
Following a contentious exchange about emails and quorum rules, Select Board members and attendees recommended training for boards and clear written procedures to improve transparency and avoid inadvertent RSA 91-A violations.
Several speakers used the meeting to call for formal training and clearer written procedures about meeting notice and communications. Louise Williams recommended that boards, commission chairs, and newly elected officials receive instruction on the Right-to-Know Law and that the Town develop a protocol to help officials understand responsibilities.
Catherine Tarnowski suggested the Board review existing practices to determine what should be formalized as policy versus meeting etiquette, saying clearer flows of communication would support transparency and accountability. "She emphasized the importance of ensuring that people feel comfortable asking questions, interacting openly, and holding one another accountable," the minutes record.
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