The Complainant alleged the Scituate Plan Commission ("Commission") failed to post meeting minutes for several meetings on the Secretary of State's website. The Commission acknowledged its failure to post meeting minutes for its December 18, 2018, January 15, 2019, February 19, 2019, March 19, 2019, and April 3, 2019 meetings. This conduct violated the OMA. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7(d). We determined that injunctive relief was not appropriate because the Commission had since posted the meeting minutes. Additionally, this Office determined that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the violations were willful or knowing, but informed the Commission that its conduct violated the OMA and may serve as evidence of a willful or a knowing violation in any similar future situation. VIOLATION FOUND
