G1-12-239 TOWN OF DARTMOUTH, Respondent Appearance for Appellant: Pro Se Charles Silvia Appearance for Respondent: Anthony Savastano, Esq. 404 County Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Commissioner: Christopher C.

Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC 227 Union Street, Suite 606 New Bedford, MA 02740 liz@mtclawyers.com RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Lydon: This office received a complaint from Daniel Albert on July 17, 2023, alleging that the Marblehead Complete Streets Committee (the Committee) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.

Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC 227 Union Street, Suite 606 New Bedford, MA 02740 By email only: liz@mtclawyers.com RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Lydon: This office received a complaint from Stephen Morgan on June 8, 2023, alleging that the Ashland Select Board (the Board) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.

City of New Bedford, (SJC-11759) (Slip Op. May 16, 2015). In your letter, you contend that portions of the requested records ought to be withheld from disclosure pursuant to Exemption (d) of the Public Records Law.

City of Somerville, 23 MLC at 259; City of New Bedford, 15 MLC 1732, 1737 (1989); City of Boston, 6 MLC 1117, 1126 (1979).

City of New Bedford, 20 MCSR 196 (2007).What civil service law does not permit, however, is to decide to fill a vacancy through acting, out-of-grade appointments when there is an active, eligible list for that position, which is precisely what happened here.

Sixth Street * New Bedford, MA 02740 TS atag oe 508-993-1505 (508) 992-4476 * FAX (508) 999-0642-,.! April 26, 2016 BY FAX AND MAIL Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations 19 Staniford Street, 1st Floor Boston, MA 02114 Attention: 62 Edward Srednicki Executive Secretary RE: MUP-16-5179 Town of Wellfleet Dear Mr.

Sixth Street * New Bedford, MA 02740 508-993-1505 (508) 992-4476 FAX (508) 999-0642 March 31, 2016 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations 19 Staniford Street, 1st Floor Boston, MA 02114 Attention: Edward Srednicki Executive Secretary Dear Mr. Srednicki: Please find enclosed a Charge of Prohibited Practice on behalf of the employees at the Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Thank you.

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Ct. 169, 174 (1999); City of New Bedford, 38 MLC 239, 248, MUP-09-5581 and MUP-09-5599 Massachusetts 1269, Board Town of Marblehead, of Regents, 12 MLC 15 MLC 1265, 1667, 1670, MUP-5370 contract will not be lightly inferred. SUP-2959 (April 3, 2012); (Nov. (Mar. 28, 1986). 18, 1988); A waiver by There must be clear and unmistakable showing that such waiver occurred through the bargaining process or the specific language of the agreement.

Ct. 169, 174 (1999); City of New Bedford, 38 MLC 239, 248 (2012) (appeal pending). a waiver by contract. The CERB will not lightly infer City of New Bedford, 38 MLC at 248. The employer must make a clear and unmistakable showing that such a waiver occurred through the bargaining process or the specific language of the agreement.