9/30/2013 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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i NUSHPEE CRARTER REVIEW COMMTTEE MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 30,2013 WAQUOIT MEETING Roots-Tom 'resent: Ed Larkin,Terrie Cook,Chuck G asior,Richard Halpern, Scott McGee,Mike Richardson, Wayne Taylor,and Don Myers. Absent: Mary W ygan. Also: Tom Mayo—Assistant Town Manager(televised the meeting) Ed Larkin,Chairman,called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Approval of Minutes Terme Cook motioned to approve the regular meeting minutes of September 16,2013. Mike Richardson seconded the motion. VOTE: ,Y . Roll call Vote: Scott McGee,yes Richard Halpern,yes Chuck Ga i r,yes Wayne Taylor,yes Ed Larkin,yes Don Myers,ycs Mike Richardson,yes Terrie Cook,yes Citizen Participation..pnone. New Business review Charter Review Committ e Meet Schedule Ed Larkin reortd that he discussed with attorney Pat Costello to defer proposing any,Charter atnendm nts to October-2014 Town Meeting and place on May-2015 ballot. Ed said we would still he within timeframe required. Any proposed Charter amendments would be submitted in July for the October Town Meeting. Mike Richardson said if we check with Counsel and then this Committee agrees the language is clear,then there would be no need for amending the Charter. Ed said that is correct but even if only I amendment needed,then we still mut go through the whole process. Ed suggested the Committee create a report to clarify what is in the Charter and what was the intent. This would be a separate report and would not become part of the Charter. Mike Richardson,Scott McGee and Terrie Cook agreed to serve on the subcommittee to work on a draft format for the proposed report and submit the draft format at Charter Review October 28th meeting. Ed said if everyone was in agreement to extend the schedule,he proposed canceling the October 'dmeeting;the next Charter Review meeting would be October 28,2013. At the October 281 meeting Ed would submit 'proposed schedule revision to be formally adopted and the previous schedule to be rescinded. The Committee was in agreement. October 3,2013 meeting cancelled;next meeting October 28, 2013.