 Adams Hit With OML ComplaintsThe Board of Selectmen has received several Open Meeting Law complaints and a broad request for meeting minutes over the past four years. North Adams City Councilor Found in Violation of Open Meeting LawThe City Council was found to be in violation of Open Meeting Law regarding an email sent by Councilor Keith Bona last fall. Berkshire Planning Commission Responds to Open Meeting ComplaintLee resident Joshua Bloom found issues with agenda items and the Executive Committee meeting's lack of public comment. Adams Selectmen Slapped With Open Meeting ViolationThe Board of Selectmen was found to have violated Open Meeting Law by failing to post its Dec. 14, 2022, meeting in its designated place at Town Hall. AGO Finds Williamstown Select Board Violated Open Meeting LawThat request yielded a chain of emails between Oct. 31 and Nov. 21 that indicated all five members of the board responded (either by email or in person) to Blanchard's Oct. 31 request for feedback on his intention to offer Ziemba a three-year contract to serve as chief. North Adams Planning Board Found in Violation of Open MeetingThe review stems from a complaint filed by City Councilors Jennifer Barbeau and Marie T. Harpin and residents Diane Gallese-Parsons, Alice Cande and Thomas Cary. North Adams Planners Respond to Open Meeting ComplaintThe complaint dealt with the board's voice vote on a proposed open-air marijuana grow facility on Ashland Street on March 14 and follows an appeal filed against the board in Superior Court by Mayor Jennifer Macksey. |
