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Board - committee - commission - Council:
Bylaw Committee
Date: 2021-03-10
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Discussion of Articles 11 & 12 of
the Town Meeting Warrant, Review Town
Counsel edits to Article 18
Attendees: Members - Present:
Jeff Struble
Jason Clarke
Jesse Arnold
Steve Crook
Members - Not Present:
Chris O'Donoghue
Others Present:
Matt Kraunelis, Ivria Fried
Time: 7:30 PM
RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
READING, MA,
21122 APR 13 PH 3: 08
Location:
Session: Open Session
Version:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jesse Arnold
Topics of Discussion:
Articles 11 & 12 of the Town Meeting Warrant
• In 2018 the Brave Act was passed, which gave veterans rights and benefits,
including tax benefits, if the local municipality adopts the provisions of the act.
• If this is not adopted then veterans pay the typical tax rate, this also extends
benefits to Gold Star families.
• The town is not currently aware of any Gold Star families in Reading, but this
sends a message that Reading is welcoming of veterans.
• The Bylaws Committee is in agreement that this is proper to be presented to
Town Meeting as the language mirrors the state statutory language.
• The language proposed was created by the Department of Revenue (DOR), and
this has to be certified to the DOR, and we recommend mirroring the language.
• The Bylaws Committee suggests that this matter be presented to FinCom to
determine if they should weigh in on this.
Steve Crook made a motion to accept the language of Article 11, which was seconded
by Jason Clarke. The motion passed 4-0.
Jesse Arnold made a motion to accept the language of Article 12, which was seconded
by Steve Crook. The motion passed 4-0.
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Review of Town Counsel edits to Article 7.9
Article 7.9.2.3
. Remove a duplicative that
Article 7.9.2.10
. Added statutory language
Article 7.9.2.12
. Added the word "is"
Discussion of Article 18
Jesse Arnold made a motion to accept as amended, which was seconded by Jason
Clarke. The motion passed by a vote of 4-0.
Jason Clarke made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Steve Crook. The
motion passed by a vote of 4-0.
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