By-Law/Charter Review Committee Meeting

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

TOWN OF HARWICH

By-Laws/Charter Review Committee

MEETING MINUTES

Town Hall Library

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

 

 

 

In attendance:  Anita Doucette, Don Howell, Katie O’Sullivan, Joe Powers, Deborah Sementa

Others present: Sandra Hall

 

Call to Order

 

Chairman Howell called the meeting to order @ 6:31pm.

 

Approval of Minutes

 

Minutes from the September 20, 2016 and January 20, 2017 meetings were tabled.

 

Old Business

 

Don Howell incorporated suggested language from last week’ two-page document outlining proposed amendments to the Harwich Home Rule Charter to be approved by the voters at the next annual Town Meeting. A Motion was made and seconded to accept the amended language to Chapter 3 subsection 3-7-3, Prohibitions and subsection 3-6-1, Powers of Appointment; and various subsections of Chapter 7 for consistency of language. The vote was unanimous.

 

 

New Business

 

There was discussion regarding the Selectmen’s Policy on the role of selectmen as liaisons on town committees approved by the Board of Selectmen on July 1, 2013. There will be further discussion on this topic at a future meeting.

 

 

The Committee agreed to meet again on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 @ 6:30pm.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Deborah A. Sementa

Recording Secretary