09/12/1979 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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1yyl " Selectmen's Minutes - Page 9/12/79 . Continued Garland still. speaking) They do not have the right to specifically to nominate any particular, for any particular salary. That is nay opinion is in the purview of the Board of Selectmen. Murphy: -Are you asking that the salary structure be amended? Garland: No. not at all, All I 'm asking is that the - Town really reconsider the motion that was made on the floor. That' s all Im really asking. McCartney: No. not qui to. Garland: You cannot legally move to reconsider that article. At Least this is what I' ve been told. Legally you cannot move to reconsider that article because of the town by-laws, , the war you get arouhd it, precedent has been set, by if such an article, not at an annual town meeting, is approved at a special town meeting, then it does to legislation for their approval. That precedent has been established and that is the legal route to- go. It was established by the Town of Braintree., Murphy: This is to amend the annual at a special meeting Garland: Rights To charge the salaries. Because of the town by-laws lar which stipulate a period of time in which you can rove - for reconsideration, and that time limit has long since expired, you cannot at a special torn meeting move to reconsi-der prior action. Basically, this is what these two article do in essence, only its doing it in the legal fashion. The town can vote t a special town meeting, but thea that vote must be approved by the legislation. .If it is not approved by legislation then everything is status quo. If it approved by the legislation hien its upheld. McCartney: There is no mention of the third member of the- Board. You may be recinding the action of the annual. Yet the third member of the Board o' Connell: The -third member of the Board would remain the same. Murphy: If this passes, this is going to double the amount f money in one year., Farland. No.