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OM 14-40 Clark v. West Glocester Fire District - Violation Found

The Complaint alleged that the Fire District committed numerous OMA violations ranging from 2004 to 2013, typically relating to maintaining open session minutes and the failure to articulate and record an open call. See R.I. Gen. Laws 42-46-7(a); 42-46-4. This Department determined that the Fire District violated the OMA on several occasions, but that other allegations did not violate the OMA. Of note, this Department determined that fire district falling within the ambit of the OMA must post "official and/or approved" minutes within the timeframe set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws 42-46-7(d) and that fire districts falling within the ambit of the OMA must also post "unofficial" minutes within the timeframe set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws 42-46-7(b)(2). The OMA does not specify whether public bodies must seal executive session minutes by a vote occurring in open session or in executive session.

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