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