In 2021, the Sunshine Act was amended to provide new requirements for publishing and posting public meeting agendas. The amendment required local governing bodies to post agendas to their publicly accessible website at least 24 hours in advance of the public meeting. The Sunshine Act amendment, however, provided limited exceptions to allow governing bodies to add items to its already published agenda within 24 hours of the public meeting or at the public meeting. Those exceptions are enumerated in Section 712.1 of the Sunshine Act and include the following: a matter that relates to a real or potential emergency involving… read more »
Central Penn Business Journal Honors Devon Myers Kolomick
Attorney Devon Myers Kolomick has been selected by Central Penn Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Awards 2021 as an Up and Coming Lawyer! Watch the awards presentation below! https://player.vimeo.com/video/637665986?h=5ddf591f53 Visit Devon Myers Kolomick’s Bio HERE.
Pooled and Payback Trusts: Great Options for Persons with Special Needs
A special needs trust is a wonderful tool that can empower a person with disability (“PWD”) and their family, by preserving access to benefits while at the same time protecting family assets. Family members can create a trust and name a trustee for their loved one so that assets will be held for their benefit and will not interfere with the means-based qualifications for Medicaid or SSI benefits, which are so important in today’s world. But what if the PWD is already in possession of the assets in question, or receives an unexpected inheritance or personal injury settlement? Owning or receiving such… read more »
Legal Update: Reflectivity of Signs
Article by: Devon Myers The deadline to establish a sign assessment or management plan to maintain minimum levels of sign retro-reflectivity for regulatory & warning traffic signs in each municipality is quickly approaching. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), issued by the Federal Highway Administration, introduced new requirements regarding the retro-reflectivity of signs, originally requiring each municipality to establish the sign assessment or management plan by January 2012. That deadline has been extended to June 13, 2014. Municipalities were originally required to replace all signs that did not meet the minimum standards for retro-reflectivity by June 13, 2014;… read more »
