Appointed / Elected Officials Information

Upon each appointment/reappointment, Board and Committee Members are required to acknowledge receipt of the Open Meeting and State Conflict of Interest Laws within two weeks. All requirements will be reviewed with you when you are sworn in, and you will be presented with the necessary compliance documents at that time.

State Ethics / Conflict of Interest Law

Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2009 requires that you acknowledge receipt of the summary of the Conflict of Interest Law within two weeks of appointment or re-appointment. You are also required to complete an Online Conflict of Interest course and submit the Certificate of Completion to the Town Clerk within 30 days of your appointment.

Read the Conflict of Interest Law Summary for more details.

Annual Distribution

You must annually also acknowledge receipt of the summary. The annual distribution is done each fall via email and for your convenience all you must do is reply received to that email to be in compliance.

Mandatory Education & Training Requirements

In addition, the State Ethics Law imposes mandatory education and training requirements on public employers and public employees. Under the law, the term "employee" includes full and part-time municipal employees as well as elected officials, committee and board appointees.

Online Training Program & Certificate of Completion

You must complete and have on file with the Town Clerk a current online training certificate. Certificates are only valid for 2 years, and therefor the online training requirement must be completed every other year. Access the program by visiting Muniprog.eth.state.ma.us.

Please note: We can not accept blank training certificates - your name must appear on it. See page 2 of the Summary of Mandatory Ethics Requirements for additional information regarding the computer settings (you must use Internet Explorer and have pop up blockers turned off for it to work correctly) for the test, as well as other helpful instructions.

For more information, please visit the Ethics Commission's website.

Opening Meeting Law

MGL Chapter 30A, Section 20(h) requires that you acknowledge receipt of the following three Open Meeting Law materials within two weeks of appointment or re-appointment.

Questions

If you have any questions about these requirements, please email the Town Clerk's Office or call 781-767-4314.