Monday, August 25, 2014


ORDINANCE REVIEW & CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014

 

PRESENT: Paul Manger, Peter Simon, Carol Goldberg, Bob Brinton

 

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 07/15/14 MEETING

The minutes had not been typed yet.  Sal Amadeo will complete and forward to members and file with the Town Clerk.

 

CORRESPONDENCE

None

 

VISITORS

Nancy McCarthy

 

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN

 

Several revisions to the revised draft dated 07/27/14 were discussed and approved:

 

12-1(a)             Delete the last sentence: “The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory.”

 

20-7(a)             Add “Commission” after “Conservation”.

 

54-2                 Delete Judge of Probate and Justices of the Peace from the list of officials to be removed from the Town Officers’ Committee Meeting list.

 

A motion to adopt the draft recommendations dated 07/27/14, with the revisions approved at this meeting, was made by Paul Manger and seconded by Peter Simon.  The vote was 3 yes and 1 no (Carol Goldberg).  The motion passed.  The adopted recommendations will be sent to the Board of Selectmen.

 

SCHEDULE FUTURE MEETINGS

No future meetings are scheduled at this time.

 

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Robert H. Brinton, Jr.

Acting Secretary