1 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Minutes - January 12, 2010
Members present: Scott Kerry, chair; Nan Balmer, Judy Cannon and John Knight; member absent: Stephen Wasby
The meeting, at Eastham Town Hall, began at 5:00PM and ended at about 6:00PM.
The minutes of the January 5, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed, 4-0.
Chairman Kerry opened and closed public comment.
Mr. Kerry read into the record a letter from the Town Clerk saying the changes to the Charter made in 2000 were properly approved and in effect except for the proposed change to make the Treasurer / Collector an appointed rather than an elected position. The proposed change to the charter creating an appointed Treasurer / Collector was not placed on the ballot as required.
The Charter Committee will not need to act on charter changes made to the following sections in 2000.
Ms. Cannon said she did not believe changes affecting the Finance Committee should be in a separate article.
Mr. Kerry is requesting information from the Town Administrator regarding when the Committee can report to the Board of Selectmen, what date the Committee's articles are due for the warrant, what is needed by Town Counsel for review, and what requirements there are to place the change to an appointed Treasurer on the ballot.
The Committee reviewed comments from the Moderator and agreed:
- C-3-4E: The Committee agreed to the change adding “Unless otherwise specified” at the beginning.
- C-3-10: The Committee agreed not to change the language
- C-4 -4 A through E: This change should appear as one article including the transitional language to be brought up by itself.
- C-5-2D: Committee voted 4-0 to revise as follows: A compensated town employee may serve on a multi-member body provided such body shall have no administrative responsibility over any such employee.
The Committee voted in favor of the charter changes as written to be presented in two articles to Town Meeting. 4-0
The Committee voted that the Chairman of the Charter Review Committee will serve as the only spokesman at all meetings. 4-0
The Committee agreed the purpose of the presentation to the Board of Selectmen is as a courtesy rather than for debate of the proposed changes.
The next meeting will be set when the Committee Chairman is advised when it can make a presentation to the Board of Selectmen.
Respectfully submitted,
Nan Balmer, Substitute Clerk
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