8/20/1986 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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7[4:It }4r Board of Selectmen's Meeting Xw Minutes of August 20 , 1986 Page 15 � {�.;� 44h Town Counsel : And that , that would be true whether it be a Nr I�F r�i t o document or municipal do urgent h �� .�'t e l ; Lawrence: I would suggest , Mr . Chairman, that a there .�:;,}.v.� ; ah is nougb evidence to request o the Town oun l that .. a o u concerning'n the mattes legal �� r�or� �n wrf �ng be given •y �� :��'; the possible illegality of tampering with an official document with the Town o Ma h ee . And I would request that that be gi ": .-�5'•' to us by our next see t i n 't n 4 e l . Hanson: he a +� �•..- :;�.:�x ',b.� h ".+*'�. Town Counsel : Well , as I understand i t and I want to make that I understand wh t you're asking for, You're asking ane. x to give you an opinion a t o why e t h�e r or not o w a t' A ' 4- whether _� ti why t h e r or not . q . Se 1 . Lawrence: Fin asking you to give us a written legal o iniopt as to whether the tampering with the mentioned document , the D e Aubrey contract-, has, in fact , h' created an illegal SitUati,on in the fact that the three members of the Board of Selectmen i have signed that contract and the contract r as changed, Town Counsel * Sure, Ya, 'l l give you a written opinion as to that . I don;t , l don-" t think there is any question about i . I would tell you right now that the, that the alteration or modification of a dot urge n,,t ah such as this (ah is not something that should have been done , It is not a legal act . It would have no legally binding of fec t whatsoever on the town unless the signatories to it consented. But, V 1 1 reduce that to writing. Executive Secretar : I believe, Mr . Lawrence , you rade a motion o that effect e l . Lawrence : I rade a motion to the effect of having Town Counsel supply us with a letter to that extent to that thing b our next Wednesday meeting, e l a Thomas: I will abstain . Bel,, Hanson ; I ' l l second that . Yate: Two in favor , orae abstained, Be 1 . Thomas: And I would request that the minutes of this session here be verbatim dealing with this (ah) unfortunate incident . ael . Lawrence : I would second that .