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OM 14-30 Fortin v. Bristol Warren Regional School District – No Violation

The Complainant alleged that the Bristol Warren Regional School District ("BWRSD") violated the OMA when it failed to post notice of its July 14, 2014 School Committee meeting at the Warren Town Hall. With respect to the posting of supplemental public notice, the OMA provides that: "Written public notice shall include, but need not be limited to posting a copy of the notice at the principal office of the public body holding the meeting, or if no principal office exists, at the building in which the meeting is to be held, and in at least one other prominent place within the governmental unit, and electronic filing of the notice with the secretary of state pursuant to subsection (f)." R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6(c). The evidence showed that the BWRSD posted notice with the Secretary of State, at the BWRSD Administration Building ("the principal office of the public body"), and the BWRSD high school ("one other prominent place within the government unit"). Accordingly, this Department found that the BWRSD did not violate the OMA.

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