good evening,

while some have flirted with the issues regarding the BoS and their executive session, there is a need to focus in on relevant questions. The first step is to go to mass.gov, click on the attorney general, and go to the open meeting presentation. All 38 pages of it.

Page 4: "enforcement of the Law...is vested in the District Attorney." Thus, it is waste of time, at this point to go to the State level.

But, "judicial remedies...may be sought by...three or more registered voters."

BillW ought to be able to find two like-minded registered voters, donchathink?

There are questions to be asked regarding the meeting at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, June 2, 2009

1. Was this posted? The Town's website only listed a meeting at 7:00 PM.
2. When was it posted? The requirement is 48 hours in advance. Thus, it would have to be posted by Sunday evening. Oops, Sundays don't count. And, Saturday the Town Hall is closed. So it must post on Friday, Right? Well, the Town Hall is closed on Fridays. So, was it posted by the close of business on Thursday, May 25, 2009?
3.Did the posting contain the reason for going into executive session? There are ten (10) reasons for going into executive session. Period. And, the guidelines are quite specific about the rights of individuals in these sessions. Were the rights (it seems that two individuals were discussed by name) of these individuals protected? These rights include the right to be present, to have counsel, to speak in one's behalf, to receive written notice AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, and to request that the meeting be open.
4. Did the BoS, at an open meeting (that would be 7:00PM) vote to go into executive session, on a ROLL CALL VOTE. And, did the presiding officer "cite for the record the purpose...of the executive session"

This is the way that executive sessions are intended to work. They cannot be conspirational gabfests used to plot against the BoS's enemies, real or imagined.

Hit'em, and hit'em hard. This writer was the object of illegal executive sessions, and thus forced to learn the rules the hard way. The County ADA was totally useless, at the time.

So yeah, I would very much like to see these maggots taken down.

Ask the questions. Demand answers. Press the issue. And, never stop!