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Town of Barre, MA
Worcester County
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[Adopted 6-9-2003 ATM, Art. 32; amended in its entirety 6-15-2021 ATM, Art. 35[1]]
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Editor's Note: Previously amended 6-20-2011 ATM, Art. 13
A. 
Every board, commission, committee or subcommittee established in the Town of Barre shall conduct all meetings in accordance with the Open Meeting Law of Massachusetts. Furthermore, the clerk of every board, commission, committee or subcommittee shall file with the Town Clerk a written copy of minutes from every posted meeting. Such minutes shall be read at the beginning of or prior to each meeting and approved by a majority of the board, commission, committee or subcommittee. Final minutes shall be signed by the clerk of said board, commission, committee or subcommittee, reflect the acceptance of the previous meeting minutes and be filed with the Town Clerk within 10 days of acceptance. In addition, these minutes shall be filed electronically, using a means determined by the Town Clerk.
B. 
Every board, commission, and committee shall record (video and audio) every meeting, with the exception of Executive Session agenda items, and make said recording available to the public within one week of the meeting date: Board of Health, Conservation Commission, DPW Commission, Finance Committee, Planning Board, and Select Board. All recordings shall be made available from a single location on the internet and any links to said recordings shall be found on the Town website in a clearly identifiable location. The Town Administrator, under the direction of the Select Board, shall be responsible for creating a uniform process for each board, commission, committee, and subcommittee to use to record each meeting and post the meetings for public access. Any complaints about the quality or availability of any recording required within this bylaw shall be sent to the Chair of such board, committee or commission to review and validate, or invalidate, the complaint within seven calendar days and provide a written determination on the validity of the complaint and a recommendation on improvement. All complaints will be filed with the board, commission or committee when received and will subsequently be filed with the written determination once completed to maintain a record that will be available to the public, when requested.
This bylaw will not go into effect until April of 2022 or when approved by the Attorney General or whichever comes last to the April 1, 2022, start date.