SOUTHWICK – During Monday night’s Select Board meeting, the board voted unanimously on a policy regarding recording devices at meetings. Initially introduced by Chairman Doug Moglin, the policy requires all committees in Southwick to have their meetings recorded. Currently, only a few committees have their meetings recorded, including Select Board and Planning Board.
Southwick Select Board. (WNG File Photo)
Along with Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart, Moglin and fellow board members Russ Fox and Joe Deedy all agreed that the policy will allow residents to get a better sense of what happened at a particular meeting even if they didn’t attend it.
Moglin also went on to say that it will also be easier for secretaries of the committees as they can look back at the recording in order to help with the minutes that they post on the town website.
Since a number of towns and cities in the nearby area have a similar policy Moglin felt it was appropriate to make it official for Southwick.
“I believe that it’s the right thing to do in this day and age,” said Moglin.
Just recently, the Town of Southwick website has gone through some changes and has been updated. In order to see recordings of any committee meetings, visit the town website and click on the meeting that is in the main calendar.
