11/27/2023 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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3 *Monday, November 27, 2023 Charter Review Committee Minutes* The Charter can authorize the appointing authority to administer the oath. Screening Committee and Budget for Town Manager Don Myers said he is in favor of increasing the budget for the screening committee but has a problem with the constituency of the committee. Rodney Collins said he firmly believes that the Select Board should have the authority as the appointing authority of the Town Manager. The process should be at the Select Boards discretion. The Committee also agree that the budget for the screening process for the Town Manager should be increased. Town Manager Residency Requirements The Committee is leaning towards making changes to residency requirements. Human Services Human Services should be included in the charter. Housing Authority The composition of the Housing Authority needs to be edited/updated. Universal Limits on Contracts Mary Waygan said that she would like to see a three year limit on contracts so that funds are spent in a timely fashion. The Committee agreed this should be discussed. Seat on Committees for tribal representative/member. Everyone agreed that this should be discussed or added as a survey question. Audio Recording of all Board/Committee meetings Rodney Collins said he is not suggesting that the meetings shouldn't be recorded but the practice would be time consuming to comply if it were required in the charter. But any regulatory boards should be recorded. Cathy Lewis said she is a fan of transparency regardless of it being time consuming you can charge people for records request. David Weeden said that audio quality and the expense of data retention should be considered. Rodney Collins also mentioned that difficulty filling the board secretary positions should also be taken into consideration. This will be added to the list for the Committee to discuss. Intergovernmental Agreement, (IGA)