HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-20 Bylaw Committee MinutesBylaw Committee Minutes 1161
September 20,1989
Members present: Ed Murphy, George Theophanis, Dolores Carroll and Phil Pacino
Guest present: Bob Lynch
7:44 Meeting called to order in the Board Room of the Reading Municipal Light
Department
Minutes #160 were approved by a vote of 3-0-1
Bob Lynch,.a Town Meeting,member, outlined his thoughts on user fees to
the committee. He stated that he would be offering to Town Meeting an
instructional motion for the Bylaw Committee to prepare a bylaw dealing
with user fees.
The committee then reviewed the budget reconsideration article that is
to be presented to the Fall Town Meeting. After discussion on a motion
of George Theophanis and seconded by Phil Pacino the committee voted 4-0
to submit the budget reconsideration article for-inclusion on the Fall
Town, Meeting warrant.
The committee then the article prohibiting meetings of Town official
bodies during Town"Meetings. On a motion of Phil Pacino and seconded by
Dolores Carroll the committee voted 4-0 to submit the article for inclusion
on the Fall Town Meeting warrant.
The committee then reviewed a proposed bylaw change that would have the
Moderator set forth in advance of Town Meeting the policies he or she
intented to follow during Town Meeting. After discussion the committee
on a motion of George Theophanis and seconded by Dolores Carroll voted 4-0
to present the proposed bylaw change to the Moderator as a recommendation
of the Bylaw Committee as opposed to being presented as a change to the
Bylaws.
The committee reviewed the letter of transmittal that will go to Ted
Cohen, Reading Legal Counsel, on the recodified bylaws. The letter will
point out the areas of major change within the bylaws. The committee
reviewed the letter to see if the major changes were included.
The committee set the public hearing date of October 23, 1989 on the
recodified bylaws.
10:_44 Meeting adjourned until September 27, 1989 at 7:30.
Sincerely,
Philip B. Pacino, Clerk