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Mirick O’Connell has a long, proud tradition of service to our region. Our attorneys and professionals have enthusiastically embraced opportunities to couple good citizenship with excellent lawyering. We also appreciate that opportunities rise simply as a result of our status as a leading law firm in the region, and we are therefore committed to continued service aimed at bettering the lives of those who live and work in Central Massachusetts and beyond.
Pandemic-era legislation that allows public bodies to hold
meetings remotely has been extended through June 30, 2027.
The extended temporary amendment to the Open Meeting Law signed
by the Governor last week (House Bill No. 62) authorizes a quorum of a
board or committee to meet remotely and to require remote public
access. The prior authorization for remote public meetings was set
to expire on March 31, 2025.
Public bodies may use a variety of platforms for remote meetings
so long as the public has "adequate, alternative means of
public access." Meetings may be purely remote or hybrid.
Individuals required to appear and present before a public body
remotely must be given the same level of remote access as members
of the public body.
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