1989-05-24 Bylaw Committee Minutes

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BYLAW COMMITTEE MINUTES #15.4 May 24, 1989 Members present: Ed Murphy, George Theophanis, Nils Nordberg and Dolores Carroll. 7:35 Chairman Murphy called the meeting to order in the Employees' Lounge of Town Hall. Chairman Murphy commented on a conversation he had with Jonathan Edwards who felt that the Bylaw Committee became involved with input too late, after CPDC had spent many hours into the subject. Mr. Murphy suggested that a representative attend CPDC meetings so that we could have earlier involvement and that we revue the guidelines to see if we should make any changes to the bylaw. George Theophanis summarized a recent Rules Committee meeting where the members agreed to: • Clarify what the Charter ought to be and ought to do. • Submit a list of items that would be considered changes for the Rules Committee. • Compose lists to be brought together and compiled with an agenda at their next meeting. • Initiate the changes in the rules, with the Bylaw Committee acting act on them. Instructional motions from the adjourned session of the Annual Town Meeting, prepared by the Town Clerk's office, along with the History of Bylaw Text, were distributed by Chairman Murphy to be discussed at a future meeting. Nils Nordberg presented the committee with copies of proposed bylaws he had prepared, as per instructional motions. One would prohibit Town boards, committees or commissions from conducting meetings during town meetings, and the other would establish an efficient format for the annual budget article. The committee proceeded to finalize the following definitions. 1.7.1 Inhabitant: One who has established permanent residence in the Town. 1.7.6 Town Officer: An elected or appointed person who, in the performance of his duties of office, exercises some portion of the sovereign power of the Town whether great or small.