COF 2016-15
The determination on an Open Meeting Law Complaint of Kim Courtney dated October 28, 2015, amended on January 5, 2016
The clerk's record shows no vote or disposition against this item. Some are received and filed without one, and a roundtable takes no votes at all. If the city's record shows otherwise, that is exactly what an audit should catch.
DATED OCTOBER 28, 2015, AMENDED ON JANUARY 5, 2016
Attached you will find the determination of the Attorney General's office that the minutes of the August 10, 2015 City Council meeting did not violate the Open Meeting Law. The Attorney General's office found the minutes to be in substantial compliance with the Open Meeting Law's requirements, but stated that the minutes could have noted that the point of order and motion were made during the complainants' statements, rather than after, and that the Council did not permit Mr.
Dietrich to finish his statements on the record. Although the Attorney General's office suggested that "the Council may wish to further revise the minutes in an effort to achieve complete accuracy" (emphasis added), I do not recommend making any further revisions at this time. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
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THE c:oMMONWEALTH OF I\t1ASSACHUSETTS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ONE AsHBURTON PLACE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
MAURA HEALEY
A HORNEY GENERAL
TEL: [phone removed]
Anne Steiman
Assistant City Solicitor
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
RE:
Open Meeting Law Complaint
Dear Attorney Sterman: