Meeting, February 20, 2002

 

Present:  Paul Connolly, Raphael Herz, and Jeff Phillips

Absent:  Linda Wollschlager, Phil Verzani

 

The meeting was called to order by the chair at 7:25 PM in the School Department Training Room, Third Floor, Town Hall.

 

Minutes of the January 30 meeting were approved as written.

 

Committee members reported on their review of the By-Laws, Articles 40 through 44. Identified items were added to the list of items awaiting review by the committee.

 

The committee discussed the specific items on the agenda. (In these minutes, the items are referenced by the short designation that appears in the agenda.)

 

Charter, Art. 5, s. 5-2(a), 5-2(b). School budget. The committee discussed several options with regard to changing s. 5-2(b). Mr. Phillips will invite the superintendent of schools and the School Committee chair to a meeting of the committee in an attempt to come up with changed wording that reflects current practice. The committee unanimously agreed (3-0) to postpone further considera­tion until the next meeting.

 

By-Laws, Art. 30, s. 2, 2.4.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.9. Wetlands Protection by-law. Mr. Herz reported that he would forward material received from the Conservation Committee contact to committee members. The committee unanimously agreed (3-0) to postpone further consideration until the next meeting.

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:35 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Paul E. Connolly