Town says mistaken agenda link was administrative error, not Open Meeting Law violation

Chair Dan Redondo reported that the Development Review Board’s agenda had been posted in the three required physical locations but that the town website link directed to the Selectboard agenda instead of the DRB agenda. Redondo said he spoke with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and an attorney who advised that, because the DRB meets on a known monthly schedule and the three physical notices were correct, the incorrect website link was an administrative error rather than a violation of the Open Meeting Law.

Secretary Joseph I. Andriano said the Town Clerk’s office explained a technical error caused the original agenda to be deleted and the wrong agenda uploaded when the mistake was discovered; the town is working to obtain a new website to reduce such errors. The Board discussed assigning responsibility to verify the posted link each Monday; no formal action was taken at the meeting.