2004-03-16 Bylaw Committee Minutes

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V ~a BYLAW COMMITTEE MINUTES #269 ~ t C-) CD March 16, 2004 Z, -CD 7:30 p.m. Meeting called to order in the Berger Room of Town Hall.' ~C1'„ tra Members present: Phil Pacino, Maria Silvaggi, and Dolores Carroll. Guests present: Town Manager Peter Heckenbliekner and Town Counsel M.Yvonne Gonzalez joined the Committee to review the following articles in preparation of the upcoming Town Meeting. : Article 11: This proposed amendment to the General Bylaws would permit the Town, through the Board of Selectmen and Fire Department, to register all fuel storage facilities. Conditions for issuing permits would be established by the Fire Department, with regulations set by the Selectmen. Permits would be issued for a period of 5 years, with renewals for shorter periods of time at the discretion of the Selectmen. The amendment was submitted to the Attorney General's office for approval, with the recommendation that the following sentence be included at the end of the first paragraph of Section 5.17.4: "If any provision of said regulations conflict with State law, the State law shall control." On motion of Dolores Carroll, seconded by Maria Silvaggi, the Bylaw Committee voted to recommend the subject matter of Article 11 by a vote of 3-0-0. Article 14: Adoption of Article 14 would authorize the Town to pay employees serving in the military the difference between their base military pay and their base pay as employees of the Town. On motion of Dolores Carroll, seconded by Maria Silvaggi, the Bylaw Committee voted to recommend the subject matter of Article 14 by a vote of 3-0-0. Article 16: This bylaw amendment prevents any bow and arrow hunting..within the Town. Presently the use of bow and arrow is permitted within Conservation land only. Phil pointed out that the first sentence should refer to "Article 5" instead of Article 55. Action Pending. Article 18: Approval of this article would remove the Police Chiefs position from Civil Service, enabling the Town to widen the search for future applicants by opening the search to outside candidates as well as our own. Passage will also permit the Town Manager to participate in the interviewing process which was previously not possible. - On motion of Maria Silvaggi, seconded by Dolores Carroll, the Bylaw Committee voted to recommend the subject matter of Article 14 by a vote of 3-0-0.