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BYLAW COMMITTEE MINUTES #264 <br />t.'E ` Q <br />March 3. 2003 <br />CLERK <br />MASS. <br />6:15 p.m. Meeting called to order in the Lecture Hall at Reading Memorial High L uhi op;' , : 31 <br />Members present: Phil Pacino, Nate White, Jack Russell and Dolores S. Carroll. <br />Guests present: Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Selectman Matt Cummings, Special Counsel, <br />Ad Hoc Committee Members Doug Cowell, Dan Engsminger and John Carpenter. <br />Phil recused himself from voting as he was attending as a representative of the RMLB of <br />Commissioners and not as a member of the Bylaw Committee. <br />Article 4: The following summarizes various opinions discussed prior to presenting Article 4 to <br />Town Meeting: <br />move ahead and put the matter to rest; <br />violation of the Twenty-Year Agreement if action takes place; <br />adjourn Town Meeting; <br />indefinitely postpone Article 4 until the Annual Town Meeting in April; <br />vote the article and put the. matter to rest; <br />insufficient time for outside boards to review material; <br />insufficient time for placement on the April, 2003 ballot due to the fact that the <br />Attorney General's office requires 28 days to approve the amendment, plus an <br />additional 60 days before it can be placed on the ballot, which brings us up to the <br />April, 2004 election. <br />On motion of Jack Russell, seconded by Dolores S. Carroll, the Committee voted 3-0-1 to <br />indefinitely postpone Article 4 to the Annual Town Meeting in April. <br />Article 5: Everyone agreed to move ahead with Article 5 which amends the General Bylaws to <br />increase the Audit Committee to seven members, one of which would be appointed by the Reading <br />Municipal Light Board. <br />Nate White moved to reconsider the vote previously taken by the Bylaw Committee on February 19, <br />2003. On motion of Nate White, seconded by Jack Russell the Bylaw Committee voted 3-0-1 to <br />reconsider the vote taken on February 19, 2003. <br />On motion of Jack Russell, seconded by Dolores S. Carroll, the Committee voted 3-0-1 to <br />recommend Article 5. <br />7:20 p.m. On motion of Jack Russell, seconded by Dolores S. Carroll, the meeting was adjourned. <br />Submitted by, <br />Dolores S. Carroll, lerk <br />