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Hingham's Website Receives e-Government Award for 2nd Consecutive Year

Hingham's Website has been recognized as a "SuperStar" by Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government (a project of Common Cause Massachusetts). Hingham was one of 24 communities out of 351 in the Commonwealth to provide key information to its residents including additional criteria to receive "Superstar" status. The key information, as determined by the Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government, included the following:

• the governing body's agendas
• the governing body's minutes
• the current fiscal year budget
• the municipality's bylaws
• if the municipality has the town meeting form of government, the town meeting warrant and the town meeting results

• An archive of at least one year’s worth of the governing body’s agendas and minutes
• The zoning bylaws
• The charter or charter information
  • That is detailed information that sets out the duties and responsibilities of the various governing bodies in a municipality (see note below*)
• A community calendar that includes the meetings of local government committees and boards
• The school committee agenda and minutes
  • These can be on the Town's own website or accessed via a link to a separate website that contains the school committee meeting agenda and minutes
  • They are assessed using the same criteria used for the governing body’s agendas and minutes
• The agenda and minutes of at least one additional town committee or board
  These are assessed using the same criteria as those used in giving credit for the governing body’s agendas and minutes.

*Additional note on charter information: Some communities post a charter document, if they have one, or they post a link to their special act charter, if they have one, or to the various statutes that the town has adopted concerning its form of government. Also, the charter information may be posted as a separate document or as part of the general bylaws

Please visit the Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government website for its complete review.

The following award was presented to the Town during a ceremony on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at the State House in Boston.

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2007 Award

Hingham's Website has been recognized as a "Star" by Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government (a project of Common Cause Massachusetts). Hingham was one of 41 communities out of 351 in the Commonwealth to provide key information to its residents. The key information, as determined by the Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government, included the following:

• the governing body's agendas
• the governing body's minutes
• the current fiscal year budget
• the municipality's bylaws
• if the municipality has the town meeting form of government, the town meeting warrant and the town meeting results

Please visit the Massachusetts Campaign For Open Government website for its complete review.

The following award was presented to the Town during a ceremony on March 15th, 2007 at the State House in Boston.

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