<div dir="ltr">The language of the adopted bill, Section 20(f) reads:<br><br>"Notwithstanding said section 20 of said chapter 30A, if this section does not take effect until after June 15, 2021, a public body may provide for remote meetings as specified in this section and any action taken thereof shall be ratified, validated and confirmed as if this section had been in place."<br><br>Taken with the rest of Section 20, I conclude that all public meetings conducted in accordance with Section 20 of Chapter 30A (the "Open Meeting" law) can continued to be conducted as we have been - in person, exclusively through remote conferencing, or a hybrid thereof; further, any meetings conducted on June 15 (after the provisions of Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 had lapsed, but before this bill's adoption into law) are considered to be legal and valid.<br><br>That's my take on it, at least...<br><br>- Doug.<br><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Douglas Finn, Administrative Assistant<br>Edgartown Planning Board<div>70 Main Street, PO Box 5130<br>Edgartown, MA 02539</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">508-627-6170<br></span><a href="mailto:dfinn@edgartown-ma.us" target="_blank">dfinn@edgartown-ma.us</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:39 AM Richard McCarthy <<a href="mailto:rmccarthy@norfolk.ma.us">rmccarthy@norfolk.ma.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_3555539491484171273WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning all,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Seeking clarity, if we have public hearings those have to be in person the extension only pertains to business that’s not a public hearing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m right or wrong? </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Richard J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">1 Liberty Lane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Norfolk, MA 02056</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">508-440-2807</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Office Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Closed Fridays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Please be advised that the Secretary of State has determined that e-mail sent by or received by municipal employees is a public record.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div>
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