Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Laws Archives - Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)

Transparency Basics: Public Records

Presentation by Kevin Batt, attorney at Anderson Kreiger, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 357 KB

Open Meeting Law: Overview and Practical Considerations for Public Entities

Presentation by Lauren Goldberg, a shareholder and managing partner at KP Law, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsPresentationpdf - 4 MB

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Considering Social Media Policies in the Context of the Opening Meeting and Public Records Laws

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 4, 2019

Community EngagementGuidancepdf - 158 KB

Explanations for the Attorney General's Revisions to the Open Meeting Law Regulations

From the Attorney General’s Office, September 25, 2017

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsGuidancepdf - 23 KB

To Tweet or Not To Tweet? Social Media, Public Records and the Open Meeting Law

By Richard T. Holland, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, December 2016

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics LawsArticlepdf - 3 MB

Letter from Attorney General’s Office to Rockport Board of Selectmen to Settle an Open Meeting Law Complaint

OML 2015-164, October 27, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 3 MB

Open Meeting Law Guide (2015 update)

Published by the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey, March 18, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 502 KB

Mass Municipal Lawyers Association Open Meeting Law Guide

Presentation at 2015 MMA Annual Meeting, January 24, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 3 MB

O’Rourke v. Attorney General of Massachusetts decision

Presentation at 2015 MMA Annual Meeting, January 24, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 786 KB

2014 Selected Statutes and Cases

Presentation at 2015 MMA Annual Meeting by Christopher Petrini of the law firm Petrini and Associates, January 24, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 177 KB

Act Further Regulating Town Meeting Notices

Presentation at 2015 MMA Annual Meeting, January 24, 2015

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 71 KB

Public Body Checklist for Posting a Meeting Notice

Issued by the Attorney General’s Division of Open Government, March 12, 2013

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 249 KB

Public Body Checklist for Creating and Approving Meeting Minutes

Issued by the Attorney General’s Division of Open Government, March 12, 2013

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 157 KB

Open Meeting Law, Collins v. Wayland Board of Selectmen

June 3, 2013

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 462 KB

Public Body Checklist for Entering Into Executive Session

Issued by the Attorney General’s Division of Open Government, March 12, 2013

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 160 KB

Open Meeting Law and Applications for Tax Abatement or Exemption

Q&A from attorney Kevin Batt with the firm Anderson & Kreiger, 2013

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 133 KB

Easton Statement of Values

Town of Easton, Statement of Values of the Board of Selectmen. Used as a handout at the MMA Annual Meeting, January 21st, 2012.

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 46 KB

Easton Statement of Ethics

Town of Easton, Statement of Ethics of the Board of Selectmen. Used as a handout at the MMA Annual Meeting, January 21st, 2012.

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 67 KB

Regulations governing the open meeting law

Published by the Office of the Attorney General’s Office, Division of Open Government, October 1, 2010

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 44 KB

The Open Meeting Law

Link to attorney general’s Division of Open Government for complete information

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawsdoc - 140 KB

Local Officials Must Be Prepared for Changes to Open Meeting Law

By James Lampke, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2010

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 1 MB

Recovering and Preserving Public Records in the Age of Electronic Documents

By Robert J. Kerwin, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2010

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 354 KB

The New Open Meeting Law – Taking and Maintaining Minutes

By Brian W. Riley and Lauren F. Goldberg of Kopelman and Paige, January 20, 2010

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 77 KB

Ethics 101 - A Guide for Town Managers

Presentation by Belmont Town Administrator Tom Younger, chair of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association’s Ethics Committee, September 22, 2009

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 217 KB

Ethics Reform: Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2009

Presentation by attorney Lisa Mead of the firm Blatman, Bobrowski & Mead, September 22, 2009

Open Meeting, Public Records, Ethics Lawspdf - 2 MB

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Transparency Basics: Public Records

Open Meeting Law: Overview and Practical Considerations for Public Entities

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Considering Social Media Policies in the Context of the Opening Meeting and Public Records Laws

Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule

Electronic Records Management Guidelines

Open Meeting Law: What is a Meeting and Why Does it Matter Anyway?

The Massachusetts Public Records Law

Law: SJC Decision Guides Open Meeting Law Compliance

Explanations for the Attorney General's Revisions to the Open Meeting Law Regulations

To Tweet or Not To Tweet? Social Media, Public Records and the Open Meeting Law

Letter from Attorney General’s Office to Rockport Board of Selectmen to Settle an Open Meeting Law Complaint

Open Meeting Law Guide (2015 update)

Mass Municipal Lawyers Association Open Meeting Law Guide

O’Rourke v. Attorney General of Massachusetts decision

2014 Selected Statutes and Cases

Act Further Regulating Town Meeting Notices

Public Body Checklist for Posting a Meeting Notice

Public Body Checklist for Creating and Approving Meeting Minutes

Open Meeting Law, Collins v. Wayland Board of Selectmen

Public Body Checklist for Entering Into Executive Session

Open Meeting Law and Applications for Tax Abatement or Exemption

Easton Statement of Values

Easton Statement of Ethics

Regulations governing the open meeting law

The Open Meeting Law

Local Officials Must Be Prepared for Changes to Open Meeting Law

Recovering and Preserving Public Records in the Age of Electronic Documents

The New Open Meeting Law – Taking and Maintaining Minutes

Ethics 101 - A Guide for Town Managers

Ethics Reform: Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2009

Who is a member?

Member Communities

Member Groups

Transparency Basics: Public Records

Open Meeting Law: Overview and Practical Considerations for Public Entities

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Considering Social Media Policies in the Context of the Opening Meeting and Public Records Laws

Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule

Electronic Records Management Guidelines

Open Meeting Law: What is a Meeting and Why Does it Matter Anyway?

The Massachusetts Public Records Law

Law: SJC Decision Guides Open Meeting Law Compliance

Explanations for the Attorney General's Revisions to the Open Meeting Law Regulations

To Tweet or Not To Tweet? Social Media, Public Records and the Open Meeting Law

Letter from Attorney General’s Office to Rockport Board of Selectmen to Settle an Open Meeting Law Complaint

Open Meeting Law Guide (2015 update)

Mass Municipal Lawyers Association Open Meeting Law Guide

O’Rourke v. Attorney General of Massachusetts decision

2014 Selected Statutes and Cases

Act Further Regulating Town Meeting Notices

Public Body Checklist for Posting a Meeting Notice

Public Body Checklist for Creating and Approving Meeting Minutes

Open Meeting Law, Collins v. Wayland Board of Selectmen

Public Body Checklist for Entering Into Executive Session

Open Meeting Law and Applications for Tax Abatement or Exemption

Easton Statement of Values

Easton Statement of Ethics

Regulations governing the open meeting law

The Open Meeting Law

Local Officials Must Be Prepared for Changes to Open Meeting Law

Recovering and Preserving Public Records in the Age of Electronic Documents

The New Open Meeting Law – Taking and Maintaining Minutes

Ethics 101 - A Guide for Town Managers

Ethics Reform: Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2009

Member
Groups