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The Open Meeting Law, Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 39, section 23A-B, requires Town boards, committees and commissions to hold their meetings in public and to post a notice of each public meeting at least forty-eight hours in advance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Effective July 1, 2010, all Notices MUST include an Agenda of
topics to be discussed.
In the Town of Belmont, the official public posting board is the one designated by the Town Clerk in Town Hall. Each public meeting announcement must be date/time-stamped at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. This must be done on the official date/time-stamp machine within the Town Clerk’s Office. The original date/time-stamped copy must be filed with the Town Clerk and a copy posted on the designated public posting board. In addition, a copy must be given to the Board of Selectmen’s Office. Once these criteria have been met, notice may be posted on the Town web-site, or any other appropriate public area which a Board, Committee or Commission feels appropriate. This may be accomplished by contacting the Committees & Commissions Coordinator at the Selectmen’s office, or a
Committee’s Management Liaison.
If a Board, Committee or Commission requires assistance with this procedure, the Chair of that Board, Committee or Commission may contact the Committee & Commissions Coordinator in the Board of Selectmen’s Office within Town Hall.
Failure to follow this public posting procedure invalidates any votes, actions or discussions taken at the meeting.
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