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N OF <br />839, 1NCOP40� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MASS. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Appointment Committee -Bylaw Committee <br />Date: 2015 -08 -25 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />EP 23 PIS <br />Time: 6:25 PM <br />Location: Conference Room <br />Purpose: General Business Session: General Session <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Alan Foulds, Stephen Crook, Daniel Ensminger <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Paula Schena <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Bylaw Committee <br />Bylaw Committee Appointment Committee members Alan Foulds, Stephen Crook and Daniel <br />Ensminger joined the Volunteer Appointment Subcommittee meeting at 7:40 p.m. Kevin <br />Sexton noted that Christopher O'Donoghue had applied for multiple committees with the <br />Bylaw Committee being his first choice. The Bylaw Appointment Committee appoints <br />members to the Bylaw Committee and asked if they could interview him first. <br />Stephen Crook asked why he is interested in the Bylaw Committee. Mr. O'Donoghue noted <br />that he was an officer in his fraternity in college and he worked with Bylaws. He handed out <br />a set of bylaws that he created. He noted that his major was in history and minor was in <br />political science. Stephen Crook reviewed the schedule and noted that the Bylaw <br />Committee tends to be more reactionary. Mr. O'Donoghue indicated he was familiar with <br />that. He noted that people would go to him and ask him to create a bylaw not vice versa. <br />Stephen Crook asked if he was appointed to the Bylaw Committee would he be willing to <br />take on a leadership role as Chairman and Mr. O'Donoghue indicated he would. <br />Alan Foulds asked if he had any problems speaking at Town Meeting and Mr. O'Donoghue <br />noted he did not. <br />A motion by Ensminaer seconded bY_Crook to appoint Christopher O'Donoghue to <br />the Bylaw Committee with a term expiring June 30, 2018 was approved by a vote <br />of 3 -0 -0. <br />A motion by Ensminger seconded by Crook to adiourn the Bylaw Appointment <br />Committee meeting at 6:50 p.m. was approved by a vote of 3 -0 -0. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Secretary <br />Page I 1 <br />