Board splits on limiting opinions on town website and new TB6 agenda rule

The Greenburgh Town Board debated two governance items at the work session: a proposed social-media/website policy limiting opinion content and TB6, a rules change requiring three written affirmative votes to place an item on a work-session agenda.

The supervisor proposed that the town website be limited to factual announcements and that opinion material be prohibited on the official site, with optional links to community comment platforms. Other board members said the problem was inconsistent labeling (town listserv posts being mistaken for official pages) and that members sometimes post linked documents or citations, not just opinions. "You keep saying there's a no bid contract. That's your opinion," one member said, adding that repeated posts do not make an allegation factual.

Separately, TB6 generated a sharp response. The supervisor described the provision as "censorship," arguing that as town supervisor he should have the right to place topics on a work-session agenda for discussion. Other members said the clause had been approved previously and defended procedural requirements intended to manage agenda time and relevance.

The supervisor held TB6 over rather than allowing immediate adoption at the work session, and members discussed whether the item should be posted for a subsequent work session after clarification. Staff noted the TB6 wording had been approved earlier in the year and that executive-session placeholders existed to allow legal advice if needed.

What happens next: TB6 was held over for further consideration and the proposed website policy will be refined; staff will clarify language and cross-check posting procedures to reduce confusion about official town communications.