Meeting
Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 PM
School Department Training Room, Third Floor, Town Hall
Agenda
- Continuing discussion of specific items:
a) Charter, Art. 5, s. 5-2(b)
Review requirements for public hearing process on school budget, with intent to clarify or revise requirements to reflect current process (Linda Wollschlager)
b) Charter, Art. 3, s. 3-12
Park maintenance roles; separating Recreation and Human Services Commission from Park Maintenance department (Jeff Phillips)
c) By-Laws, Art. 20, s. 1
List of appointees by Town Administrator (Paul Connolly)
- Discussion of prioritization of items in the table 'Items Awaiting Review by the Committee' posted on the web site.
a) By-Laws, Art. 1, s. 1
Change date of Fall Annual Town Meeting to the third Tuesday of October.
b) Charter, Art. 3, s. 3-1(d)
Revise proposal on preliminary elections.
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First-time discussion of specific items:
a) Charter, Art. 2, s. 2-3
In third paragraph, is posting being done as written? Are precinct maps available? Are names and addresses of voters posted? If so, is Town Clerk or BoS responsible for posting?
b) Charter, Art. 5, s. 5-6(c)
Last sentence should read "The proposed budget presented to town meeting for action shall be the budget recommended by the finance committee."
c) By-Laws, Art. 1, s. 4
Reference Section 2-11(c) in Charter. Reconcile language. Also reconcile with MGL.
d) By-Laws, Art. 2, s. 1
Does the alternative nomination procedure apply to Town Meeting members?
e) By-Laws, Art. 2, s. 2
Do we want to resolve ties by lottery instead of by vote in caucus?
f) By-Laws, Art. 3, s. 4
Is the provision for secret ballot in accordance with the MGL?
g) By-Laws, Art. 3, s. 5
Is this ambiguous? It doesn't say that moderator makes the decision.
- Discussion about annual report
- Identification of items for next meeting
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