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Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to propose an amendment to the Mashpee Home Rule Charter pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 43B, §1 o(a) by deleting the following sentence relative to the powers and duties of the Town Moderator from Section 3-4(b)and adding said sentence to the end of Section 3-6(b): "The Town Moderator, or a designee of the Town Moderator, shall, further, review the meeting minutes of all multi-member bodies appointed by the Town Moderator." as recommended by the Charter Review Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Charter Review Committee Explanation: If approved, the responsibility of reviewing the minutes of all multi-member boards appointed by the Moderator will fall to the Moderator or his/her designee. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 5-0, 1 absent. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 19 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase "as recommended by the Charter Review Committee, or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 8:17 PM. Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to propose an amendment to the Mashpee Home Rule Charter pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 43B, §10(a) by revising the first sentence of Section 7-7 (b) relative to the By-Law Review Committee to read as follows (revised language in italics): "At least once in every ten years, the Board of Selectmen shall cause to be prepared by a special committee appointed for that purpose, a proposed revision or recodification of all by-laws of the Town which shall be presented to the Town Meeting for reenactment at a session of the Annual Town Meeting in the year following the year in which the said committee was appointed." as recommended by the Charter Review Committee, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Charter Review Committee Explanation: If approved, this article will change the mandatory Bylaw review period from five years to ten years. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. 16