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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOVID -19 extension for Open Meeting LawFrom: Tom Lee <tlee@horsleywien.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 9:19 AM To: Karle, Darcy; Cavanaugh, Kimberly Subject: COVID -19 extension for Open Meeng Law The Open Meeng Law Learn about the Open Meeng Law or report a violaon with the Aorney General's Division of Open Government. Guidance Update – March 30, 2023 On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeng Law to March 31, 2025. Specifically, this further extension allows public bodies to connue holding meengs remotely without a quorum of the public body physically present at a meeng locaon, and to provide "adequate, alternave" access to remote meengs. The language does not make any substanve changes to the Open Meeng Law other than extending the expiraon date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meengs from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2025. hps://www.mass.gov/the-open-meeng-law F.P. (Tom) Lee, P.E. | Principal Engineer Horsley Witten Group, Inc. 90 Route 6A, Unit #1 | Sandwich, MA 02563 Office: 508-833-6600 CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the Town of Barnstable! Do not click links, open aachments or reply, unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the content is safe!