10/30/2023 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE Minutes

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It] Monday, October 30, 2023 Charter Review Committee Minutes* Mary Waygan —there should be changes to Mashpee Housing Authority. Don Myers — Require the Town Manager lives in the Town of Mashpee not just within a neighboring town. Mary Waygan — Strict timelines for budgets/etc need to be changed. Don Myers — Timing of Town Meeting —Articles need to be in by a certain time. John Miller —Annual Town Meetings law at the State level states they must be held no later than June. Mary Waygan — universal limits on contracts — 3 years only; Section 1.6 sections; IGAs between the Town and the Tribe need to be looked at; Tribal Elders asked that one seat be reserved on each Committee for a tribal member. Greg McKelvey — Charter Review Public Hearing that was held in June — when will the Committee discuss what was said at that hearing? John Miller — The items brought up at the hearing are on the spreadsheet. Some will not take heavy discussion. Rodney Collins — Strongly suggest that whoever succeeds Mr. Collins as Town Manager, that they live in town because when the TM submits a budget to Town Meeting and he/she is not a resident of the Town not appropriate. There should be a caveat that the Select Board could waive the requirement under a hardship or other extenuating circumstances. Carol Sherman —There was a gentleman during the last process to hire a Town Manager that wanted to live in Town Monday -Friday and commute on weekends. Rodney Collins — The requirement to live in town should mean wherever you are registered to vote, where your car is registered. Mary Waygan — In Yarmouth it has nothing to do with how someone is as a Town Manager, don't want to exclude people that don't reside in town. John Miller —We will discuss at a future meeting. Rodney Collins - Human Services Committee in the Charter? Mary Waygan — Want to capture all Committees created since the last review of the Charter. Each Committee should be associated with a Department Head. Mary Waygan — Administrative Codes, where do they fit in? Greg McKelvey — Flow chart - organizational charts. Mary Waygan — doesn't match the Charter.