MASHPEE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
WAQUOIT MEETING ROOM – TOWN HALL
Present: Ed Larkin, Terrie Cook, Chuck Gasior, Scott McGee, Mike Richardson, Mary Waygan, and Don Myers.
Absent: Richard Halpern, and Wayne Taylor.
Also: Joyce Mason – Town Manager
Tom Mayo – Assistant Town Manager
Deb Dami – Town Clerk
Ed Larkin, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Approval of Minutes
Mike Richardson motioned to approve the regular meeting minutes of September 30, 2013.
Terrie Cook seconded the motion.
VOTE: 6-Yes; 1-Abstain.
Roll call Vote:
Don Myers, yes Mike Richardson, yes
Chuck Gasior, yes Scott McGee, yes
Terrie Cook, yes Mary Waygan, abstain
Ed Larkin, yes
Citizen Participation…none.
New Business
Review Charter Review Committee Meeting Schedule
Ed submitted a proposed meeting schedule revision to be formally adopted and the previous schedule to be rescinded.
Motion: Mike Richardson motioned to rescind the previously accepted meeting schedule.
Terrie Cook seconded the motion.
VOTE: 7-Yes.
Roll call Vote:
Mary Waygan, yes Terrie Cook, yes
Scott McGee, yes Chuck Gasior, yes
Mike Richardson, yes Don Myers, yes
Ed Larkin, yes
New Business (continued)
Review Charter Review Committee Meeting Schedule (continued)
The Committee made 2 changes to the proposed listing—namely, changed December 5 to December 9, 2013; and changed January 9 to January 13, 2014.
Motion: Scott McGee motioned to change the December meeting date to December 9 and to change January meeting date to January 13; and to accept the new scheduled dates.
Don Myers seconded the motion.
VOTE: 7-Yes.
Roll call Vote:
Don Myers, yes Mike Richardson, yes
Chuck Gasior, yes Scott McGee, yes
Terrie Cook, yes Mary Waygan, yes
Ed Larkin, yes
The accepted meeting dates are: Monday, November 25, 2013; Monday, December 9, 2013; Monday, January 13, 2014; Monday, February 3, 2014; Monday, March 17, 2014; Thursday, April 24, 2014; and Monday, May 12, 2014.
Format of Proposed report to be submitted by Subcommittee
Mike Richardson explained the draft suggested is a mock-up of an effort to show areas of concern that arise regarding the Charter or any other areas. If the approach looks appropriate they would start to plug in the actual information for each section and keep the track record as we go along. The Committee was in favor of the format and suggestions were made to add a “resolution” column and to add a column to show Town Counsel input.
Section 6 Review
In order to have the written Charter match the chronological order of the process, the following re-numbering of Sec-6-2 to Sec 6-5 should be done. This would not be a change to the Charter…would just be change in numerical order. Re-number as follows:
- Sec-6-2 – School Committee Budget. Re-number as Sec-6-5;
- Sec-6-3 – Submission of Budget and Budget Message. Re-number as Sec-6-2;
- Sec-6-4 – Budget Message. Re-number as Sec-6-3; and
- Sec-6-5 – The Budget. Re-number as Sec-6-4.
Chuck Gasior questioned the 21-day period specified in Sec-6-2(b). Joyce Mason acknowledged this works for Town; and Scott McGee said this works for the School.
Chuck asked Joyce to review the process of selecting auditors under Sec 6-9. Joyce said FinCom selected the firm and each year the Town Manager brings back the renewal for FinCom approval.
Old Business
Continue Review of Sec 5-3…Will continue review at time review done of the various Articles.
Next Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2013 in Waquoit Meeting Room at Town Hall.
Adjournment…
Motion: Mike Richardson motioned to adjourn at 7:15 p.m.
Terrie Cook seconded the motion.
VOTE: 7-Yes.
Roll call Vote:
Don Myers, yes Mike Richardson, yes
Chuck Gasior, yes Scott McGee, yes
Terrie Cook, yes Mary Waygan, yes
Ed Larkin, yes
Respectfully submitted,
Jean Giliberti
Recording Secretary
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