Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 39 - Municipal Government
Section 23d - Adjudicatory Hearings; Attendance by Municipal Board, Committee and Commission Members; Voting Disqualification

Section 23D. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon municipal acceptance of this section for 1 or more types of adjudicatory hearings, a member of any municipal board, committee or commission when holding an adjudicatory hearing shall not be disqualified from voting in the matter solely due to that member's absence from no more than a single session of the hearing at which testimony or other evidence is received. Before any such vote, the member shall certify in writing that he has examined all evidence received at the missed session, which evidence shall include an audio or video recording of the missed session or a transcript thereof. The written certification shall be part of the record of the hearing. Nothing in this section shall change, replace, negate or otherwise supersede applicable quorum requirements.
(b) By ordinance or by-law, a city or town may adopt minimum additional requirements for attendance at scheduled board, committee, and commission hearings under this section.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts

Chapter 39 - Municipal Government

Section 1 - Allocation of Powers

Section 2 - Presiding Officer of Board of Aldermen; Voting Rights

Section 3 - Elections of City Officers by Municipal Bodies; Manner of Voting

Section 4 - Mayor to Sign Every Ordinance; Veto Power; Effect

Section 5 - Performance of Mayoralty Duties During Vacancy

Section 6 - Election Warrants; Issuance; Acceptance of Provisions of Section

Section 6a - Municipal Salaries; Increases and Decreases; Procedure

Section 7 - Holding Other Offices

Section 8 - Compatibility of Offices

Section 8a - Removal of Officers; Procedure; Exception

Section 9 - Annual Meeting; Other Meetings; Election of Officers; Times; Adjournment; Holidays

Section 9a - Election of Officers and Other Matters Determined by Ballot; Meetings; Time and Place; Warrants

Section 10 - Warrant; Issuance; Contents

Section 10a - Recession and Continuation of Town Meeting Due to Inclement Weather or Public Safety Emergency; Notice

Section 11 - Persons Authorized to Call Meetings Upon Resignation of Selectmen

Section 12 - Persons Authorized to Call Meetings Upon Refusal of Selectmen

Section 13 - Quorum; Application of Section

Section 14 - Moderators; Election; Tenure; Vacancies; Assistant Moderators

Section 15 - Moderators; Powers and Duties

Section 16 - Appropriation, Advisory or Finance Committees; Appointment; Tenure; Powers and Duties

Section 17 - Powers of Moderator; Preservation of Order

Section 18 - Duties of Moderators; Reception of Votes

Section 20 - Precinct Voting

Section 21 - Canvass of Returns

Section 23d - Adjudicatory Hearings; Attendance by Municipal Board, Committee and Commission Members; Voting Disqualification

Section 24 - Application of Chapter