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State fines NK School Committee $1,500 |
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Thursday, 06 March 2008 |
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NORTH KINGSTOWN — The North Kingstown School Committee has agreed to pay a $1,500 fine for violating the state Open Meeting Act in 2006.
In February of 2007, Attorney General Patrick Lynch filed papers in Washington County Superior Court seeking a civil fine for a “willful or knowing violation” of the Open Meeting Act (OMA) by the North Kingstown School Committee.
The filing came after the school committee held a meeting on Aug. 23, 2006 but filed the notice with the secretary of state’s office less than the required 48 hours prior to the meeting.
On Friday, Lynch made public the judgment in the lawsuit against the committee. Written in a consent judgment, the North Kingstown School Committee has agreed to pay the state a $1,500 fine and has represented that it has corrective measures in place to ensure that it electronically files notice of a meeting with the secretary of state’s office at least 48 hours in advance.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 April 2008 )
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