Sunday, June 25, 2017

The Case of the Missing Meeting Posting

The Case of the Missing Meeting Posting

In an effort to keep up with meetings posted in the Town of Templeton, I decided to gather the meetings to post for a "Meetings of the Week " blog. I do this for most weeks. I save the posted agendas as .pdf for future reference and link them on the blog post.

Yesterday, June 24, 2017 on the Town's website under "Meetings" 
an agenda was posted for the selectmen meeting on June 26, 2017.
It looked like this:

Agenda
1.Call the Meeting to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Meeting Minutes~ 6.12.17
4. New Business:
a. Introduction of New Employee
b. Discussion Re: 06/28 w/DOR (portions w/Advisory Committee)
c. Action RE: Representative to MPO
d. Action RE: Annual Appointments
e. Action RE: Otter River Sportsman’s One-Day Licenses
f. Action RE: Open Space Plan Submission to the State
g. Action RE: Open Space Grant Re: Land Acquisition at TDC
h. Action RE: BoS member to attend Advisory Committee Meetings
i. Action RE: FY ’17 Budget Transfer Request(s)
j. Action RE: Response to OML Complaint of J. Farrell
k. Action RE: Response to OML Complaint of R. May
l. Action RE: Filing of OML Complaint #1 w/Advisory Committee
m. Action RE: Filing of OML Complaint #2 w/Advisory Committee
n. Action RE: Memo of TA Re: Options to Fill Position
o. Update RE: Town Website Renewal Project
p. Update RE: Scholarship Committee
q. Update RE: Audit Workpaper Review/Approval 

5. Old Business:
6. Public Comment
7. Board & Staff Member Comments & Reports
8. Potential Request for Executive Session
9. Adjournment
The listing of Agenda items is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent it is permitted by law.
THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 So today's version looks like this:

I took a full screenshot so you can see this was at my computer on SUNDAY June 25, 2017 at 11:51 am.

From page 43 of the Town of Templeton Bylaws :

 Article XLIV - Official Town of Templeton Website
"The Templeton Board of Selectmen  shall designate an official Town website, for the official posting of town business, meeting notices, and agendas of all boards, committees and commissions;..."

So. When I make the assertion that the Templeton Board of Selectmen should follow their own policies, procedures and bylaws, I am talking about the Templeton Board of Selectmen.

Just as I was talking about the Templeton Board of Selectmen in the blog post:


Policies. Procedures. Pins.

Have a lovely day!

Julie Farrell
 

4 comments:

  1. The plot thickens!

    There is a meeting of the Templeton Board of Selectmen posted for THURSDAY June 29, 2017:

    Templeton Board of Selectmen
    Town Hall, 160 Patriots Road, East Templeton Thursday, June 29, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
    Agenda
    1. Call the Meeting to Order
    2. Pledge of Allegiance
    3. Meeting Minutes~ 6.12.17
    4. New Business:
    a. Introduction of New Employee
    b. Discussion Re: 06/28 w/DOR (portions w/Advisory Committee)
    c. Action RE: Representative to MPO
    d. Action RE: Annual Appointments
    e. Action RE: Otter River Sportsman’s One-Day Licenses
    f. Action RE: Open Space Plan Submission to the State
    g. Action RE: Open Space Grant Re: Land Acquisition at TDC h. Action RE: BoS member to attend Advisory Committee Meetings
    i. Action RE: FY ’17 Budget Transfer Request(s)
    j. Action RE: Response to OML Complaint of J. Farrell
    k. Action RE: Response to OML Complaint of R. May
    l. Action RE: Filing of OML Complaint #1 w/Advisory Committee
    m. Action RE: Filing of OML Complaint #2 w/Advisory Committee
    n. Action RE: Memo of TA Re: Options to Fill Position
    o. Update RE: Town Website Renewal Project
    p. Update RE: Scholarship Committee
    q. Update RE: Audit Workpaper Review/Approval 5. Old Business:
    6. Public Comment
    7. Board & Staff Member Comments & Reports 8. Potential Request for Executive Session
    9. Adjournment
    The listing of Agenda items is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent it is permitted by law.
    THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

    Kinda looks like the agenda that disappeared from Monday June 26?

    Hmmm.....

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  2. Just went to Cumby's for some milk. Decided to pop over and see if anything was posted on the "town meeting board" and it was empty under BOS.

    Why would B. still be relevant?

    I wonder what the Emergency was to warrant the change?

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  3. Oh, another thing that makes me go, hmmmmmm. How can all the meetings even those changed, removed etc all be "Scheduled by: the automatic scheduling system". It really obvious that is not the case, so why mislead?

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    1. As the old saying goes, "people who live in glass houses, should not throw stones".

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