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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Bylaw Committee
Date: 2017-02-06
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bylaw Review and Procedures
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chris O'Donoghue
Stephen Crook
Jeffrey W. Struble
Paul Sylvester
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Bob LeLacheur
John Halsey
Alan Foulds
Phil Pancino
Time: 7:30 PM
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Location: Conference Room
Session: General Session
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Chris O'Donoghue
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting called to order at 7:34pm
-Review Bylaw Committee and Board of Selectmen Responsibilities Re: Sponsorship of
Bylaw Changes for Town Meeting Consideration (with Town Moderator)
. Bylaw committee should establish a regular meeting time to allow for other committees to
collaborate with the committee
. Poor communication between committee and town manager/BOS, needs improvement
.Have changes prepared for April Town Meeting
-Review Bylaw Committee Proposed Changes to General Bylaws with Town Counsel
.Insert changes from PDF
.Pick a term to refer to the bylaw within the document, complete during the ten year review
.Committee needs access to an editable version of the Bylaws
-Review Bylaw Committee Meeting Minutes for Approval
-New Business
.Discussion of changes to general bylaw with the Town Counsel
.Next meeting scheduled for March 8th
Meeting Adjourned at 10:12
Motion Steve, 2nd Chris
Respectfully submitted, Chris O'Donoghue
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