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that appeals to the Building Inspector's violation decision shall be to the Zoning Board of Appeals. 04 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 12. ARTICLE 13. Accept the Layout of Meadowbrook Road as a Public Way. Submitted by: Board of Selectmen. .ry�y The acceptance of Meadowbrook Road as public road was approved at the October 2006 Town i Meeting. This article re-authorizes the previous taking in order to meet timely recording requirements set by State law. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETING APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 13. JAI ARTICLE 15: Amendment to the Mashpee General By-Laws. Submitted by: Resident Petition. At the October 2007 Town Meeting, Article 13 was presented to amend Mashpee's Home Rule Charter which would have permitted any member of an elected board or commission to be appointed to any town volunteer board or committee. The Charter specifically prohibits elected officials from such appointments. This restriction specifically applies to the following elected officials: Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Library Board of Trustees, Planning Board, Town Clerk and Town Moderator. The Article did not receive the required 2/3rds plurality, and, . ; therefore, the proposed Charter Amendment was defeated. While this proposed amendment would appear to provide the desired"special case" mechanism to permit an elected official to serve on an appointed board or committee, the consensus of the 1 Finance Committee is that to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, the restriction placed on elected officials by the Charter should not be compromised. -1, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DOES NOT RECOMMEND BY A VOTE OF 4 APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 15. ! ARTICLES 14, 17, and 19: Authorize Public Streets. Submitted by: Property Owners of Affected Private Ways. The following 3 articles are petitions by residents, whose homes are on what are now private roads, and who are requesting that their streets be accepted as Town of Mashpee public streets. The procedure for accomplishing this is a two step process, each step of which requires the approval by the voters at Town Meeting. Step 1 involves the authorization for the town to prepare the legal description of the streets to be accepted and sets a"not to exceed" amount to complete the task. Step 2 involves the approval of the actual, projected costs to bring the street(s) under consideration to municipal road construction and drainage standards and includes the authorization to bill the affected property owners as "betterment assessments". As a result, all the costs associated with both processes are borne by the residents of named streets, and there is no immediate impact on municipal expenditures. Once a street is accepted as a town street, any future repairs, resurfacing as well as the maintenance of storm water drainage systems 'Iq 22