Meeting, October 29, 2002

 

Present:  Paul Connolly, Raphael Herz, Jeff Phillips, and Linda Wollschlager

Absent:  Phil Verzani

 

The meeting was called to order by the chair at 6:48 PM in the Retirement Board Conference Room, Third Floor, Town Hall. The notice for the meeting had been sent to the Town Clerk for posting on October 26; the agenda had been sent at the same time.

 

Minutes of the October 10 meeting were approved as written.

 

The committee unanimously agreed (3-0) to approve a memorandum to the Town Administrator containing the suggestions and comments the committee received relative to Article 24 of the By-Laws. The committee had been directed by Town Meeting to take this action under Article 38 of the Fall 2002 Annual Town Meeting.

 

The committee unanimously agreed (4-0) to submit to the Board of Selectmen a warrant article for the Spring 2003 Annual Town Meeting to amend Article 90 of the By-Laws. Town Meeting, under Article 56 of the Fall 2002 Annual Town Meeting, had referred the subject of this article to the committee and Town Counsel. The committee incorporated into the new warrant article the suggestions of Town Counsel received in September.

 

The committee unanimously agreed (4-0) to approve a memorandum to the Town Administrator concerning action to amend Article 20 of the By-Laws. The memorandum contained the text of Article 59 of the warrant of the Fall 2002 Annual Town Meeting with the addition of two wording changes that had been discussed with the Finance Committee, and recommended that the Town Administrator consider sponsoring future action. Town Meeting, under Article 59 of the Fall 2002 Annual Town Meeting, had referred the subject of this article to the committee and the Town Administrator.

 

The committee unanimously agreed (4-0) that the chair prepare a final report of the committee's activities for inclusion in the Natick 2002 Annual Town Report.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM for the final time. The committee dissolves on October 31.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Paul E. Connolly