I previously served as a town clerk and was asked the following question. The town board approved meeting minutes earlier in the year. Now the planning board wants the original meeting minutes changed to reflect a change made by the town board at a later meeting.
Can they change the original meeting minutes, or do they have to post the change in the new meeting minutes for the meeting where the change was made? Basically, can town meeting minutes be changed after they have already been posted because something changed months later? Does this not violate the Open Meetings Law? Can you provide proof of whatever the answer is?
For meeting minutes to be changed, a motion would have to be made at a town board meeting.
Below are opinions from the NY Committee on Open Government, which address this issue.
