School officials likely violated campaign finance laws, Town Counsel says - Brookline.News

One key reason for being aware of the campaign finance rules and regs ... 

• The Master Plan Update Committee got a briefing on this recently as they started their work https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/master-plan-update-committee-gets.html. 
• The Davis Thayer Reuse Advisory Committee is scheduled for one at their kick off session Tuesday, July 18.
• The Community Preservation Act advocacy got similar training as they prepared for the CPA ballot question that was voted on in 2020 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/12/office-of-campaign-and-political.html.

I would expect to see similar training in advance of the possible override being talked of for next year especially given the news from Brookline ->  

"Several Brookline school officials likely violated campaign finance law by sending out emails to parents with information about ballot questions ahead of the May election, according to Brookline town counsel Joseph Callanan.

By sending “unsolicited” emails to various school email lists about the operating override and Pierce school rebuild ballot questions, Superintendent Linus Guillory and four principals improperly used public resources, Callanan wrote in a report published July 7.

Callanan was investigating because a Brookline resident, Joslin Murphy, filed a complaint to the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance after the election. Callanan sent his report to the state agency, which does not publicly comment on investigations."

Continue reading the article ->  https://brookline.news/school-officials-likely-violated-campaign-finance-laws-town-counsel-says/

public employees can take a position on a campaign but not advocate for it on official time

The Office of Campaign and Political Finance webpage ->   https://www.ocpf.us/home