2014-09-29 Special Town Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School September 29, 2014 Preforming Arts Center The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E Foulds, at 7:34 PM, there being a quorum present. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited by those in attendance. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Laura Gemme, when on motion by John Arena, Board of Selectmen, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant. ARTICLE 1: On motion made by John Arena, Board of Selectmen it was vote to hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer - Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning ✓?< Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Official, Board or Special Committee. Reports given: Permanent Building Committee Stephen Crook, Bylaw Committee At last winter's Special Town Meeting an instructional motion was made instructing the Bylaw Committee to look at generating a bylaw creating a Permanent Building Committee. The Bylaw has been working on this over the summer, and has a draft in place, though not complete yet, that has been circulated to the Town Manager and Superintendent of Schools for their comments. Our anticipation now is to bring it before the January 5th, 2015 Special Town Meeting. Originally we were shooting for the November Subsequent Town Meeting, but, given all the zoning changes going on, we felt It was best to wait until January. Charter Commission Report Alan Foulds, Charter Review Committee Last year this body created a Charter Review Committee for the purposes of reviewing our town charter. A similar study was undertaken about ten years ago. We are proceeding through the document, and, to date, we have recommended some changes. A running document of proposed changes can be found at the town website. It is our plan to complete our work this calendar year and bring our changes to a special town meeting in January, so that the proposed changes - if approved by town meeting - will appear on the April ballot. When the committee was created, the end date for the committee was at the upcoming subsequent town meeting in November, unless that body votes to extend the period. It is the committee's Intention to ask for an extension until April. The committee will ask for that extension through an instructional motion in November. Zoning Advisory Committee Marais West, ad hoc Zoning Advisory Committee See Attached Finance Committee Report: No report Bylaw Committee Report: No report Motion made by John Arena, Board of Selectmen and Article 1 was tabled 11 Page