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reformulated Committee consisted of the Chair, Joanne Nadeau and Kim Doucette, who has <br /> since been unable to attend meetings. Ms. Doucette has submitted a letter of resignation to the <br /> Committee, resulting in six voting members, and leaving three openings, one of which is the <br /> ,Student Representative, Mr. Gonsalves. <br /> The Chair wished to have the Student Representative serve as a voting member, adding that a <br /> high school Junior was selected in order to provide consistency to the Committee for a two-year <br /> term. Mr. Gonsalves would turn 18 in August and would be eligible to vote: The Chair <br /> suggested submitting a letter to the Board of Selectmen requesting that they allow the Student <br /> Representative to serve as a voting member. There was discussion regarding whether or not a <br /> student, not yet 18, would be allowed to serve as a voting member to a Mashpee Committee, <br /> The Chair read for the record a letter she had drafted to the Board of Selectmen, requesting that <br /> the voting age requirement be waived. Committee members were in agreement to send the letter <br /> to the Board of Selectmen, to make the request. <br /> Recommend Appointments to the Board of Selectmen-The Chair confirmed that, with <br /> the resignation of Ms. Doucette, and the addition of Mr. Gonsalves as a voting member, the <br /> Committee would have seven voting members, allowing for the addition of two more members. <br /> The voting members would consist of the Chair, Ms. Wilson; Ms. Waterman, Ms. Nadeau, Ms. <br /> Johnson-Graham, Ms. Brown and if approved, Mr. Gonsalves. There was question as to whether <br /> Ms. Brown served as an alternate. Town Clerk, Ms. Dami had suggested nine voting members <br /> on the Committee, rather than Alternates, who would be left powerless with no vote except in the <br /> absence of other members. <br /> There was discussion regarding the Committee size of nine members and the necessity for an <br /> odd number to break a tie vote. There was agreement to remove alternates. There was question <br /> regarding Ruth Provost's role and it was clarified that she was not a resident of Mashpee and had <br /> hoped to send an alternate in her place, which would not be allowable for official membership. <br /> The Chair inquired whether the Committee would hold off on recommending Mr. Horner or Ms. <br /> Doyle to the Selectmen while the Committee name, vision statement and bylaws were being <br /> considered. Ms. Waterman suggested that,to participate in discussion of the bylaws, the two <br /> candidates would need to be approved members of the Committee, and typically a Committee <br /> would vote to recommend potential members, without the candidates present. It was suggested <br /> to allow for the Board of Selectmen to vote on the Committee name, vision statement and Mr. <br /> Gonsalves' voting status, and then a Committee vote could be taken at the June 26 meeting <br /> regarding the bylaws, as well as a vote to recommend the potential new members. Ms. Johnson- <br /> Graham suggested recommending Ms. Doyle and Mr. Horner to the Board of Selectmen at the <br /> same time as the other requests being submitted. <br /> MOTION: Ms. Johnson-Graham made a motion to nominate Ms. Doyle and Mr. Horner <br /> to the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Brown seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> The Chair will include their letters of interest, along with a letter she will draft to the Board of <br /> Selectmen. <br /> 2 <br />