AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BEDFORD TO ADOPT ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, the town of Bedford may adopt and further amend its general by-laws that restrict the publishing of legal notices on the town’s website pursuant to this act.
SECTION 2. The town may permit that all legal notices of such public hearings be published: (i) in a local newspaper, either in electronic or paper format; (ii) on the bulletin board outside the town clerk’s office; and (iii) on the town’s website.
SECTION 3. As used in this act, the term “website” shall mean the official website of the town of Bedford that is operated and maintained by the town’s government.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, January 8, 2025.