The Amherst New Hampshire Town Selectman are trying to use the state’s Right to Know Law to hide something. Town Administrator Jim O’Mara has been put on administrative leave and the selectman are refusing to answer any questions.
Calling it a personnel issue, selectmen refuse to comment on O’Mara’s status as a town employee. Bruce Bowler, selectmen chairman, said previously that private employee matters are protected under the state’s right to- know law, refusing to give details of O’Mara’s leave.
H/T Union Leader
That includes not explaining if the leave is paid or unpaid.
No offense intended to the Amherst Selectman but seeing as you are paying or not paying him with tax dollars, that information is not personal. You can’t hide behind 91-a.