Middleboro BOS actually DID something!

Middleboro BOS delayed the Real Estate Tax Bills from being sent by their failure to act in a timely and responsible fashion.

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And that's YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
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Many of the recommendations in the DOR Report have been ignored.
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The Charter Commission? Does anyone remember?
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The BOS discussed quarterly tax bills in 2003. Watch tonight and see what action they take.
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But a visit to TOWN HALL today was truly SHOCKING!
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After numerous comments about how non-functional the Office Space was, the space has actually been rearranged.

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At what meeting was it discussed? Is it one of the ones I fell asleep watching?

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I would check the Selectmen's Meeting Minutes, BUT ......

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the following is an excerpt from a hand-delivered letter to the BOS, filed with the Division of Public Records:

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A review of the Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes posted on the Town’s Web Site will reveal that minutes have not been posted promptly and regularly since October 2007.

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Attached, you will find the Town’s Web Site index for October. There is no single entry for October 2007. LINK

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A review of the November Index reveals only November 5, 2007 and November 7, 2007 Meeting Minutes are posted. LINK

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A review of the December Index reveals only the December 17, 2007 Meeting Minutes are posted. LINK

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A review of the January 2008 Index reveals that NO MEETINGS are posted. LINK

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Budgets are being discussed during Selectmen’s Meetings.

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Shouldn’t those figures and reports be included in the Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes that are posted on the Town’s Web Site in a timely fashion?

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The Secretary of State has offered the following guideline for meeting minutes:

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When must minutes of an open meeting be made available to the public?

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Minutes of open meetings, regardless of form, are public and must be made available at the close of the meeting. There is no requirement that the minutes be transcribed or approved before they are made public. A records custodian should clearly mark all such minutes “unofficial.”

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Minutes of prior open meetings, regardless of form, should be reviewed and accepted promptly. Copies of the minutes of all open meetings should be readily available. Records custodians are strongly encouraged to waive all fees associated with the minutes of open meetings.

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Minutes of executive session meetings must be reviewed and released regularly and promptly.

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Executive session minutes must be released to thepublic as soon as the stated purpose for the executive session protection has ceased.

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The Open Meeting Law is enforced by the local District Attorney for thecounty in which the records custodian is located. Any questions regarding the content of minutes, requirements to keep minutes or any procedural aspects of the Open Meeting Law should be addressed to the local District Attorney.

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Did anyone hear any discussion regarding the work that was done? How much did it cost? Where did the money come from?