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Home My Public Portal AboutCharter 2008-01-31 2 CRC Presenters W OF�08LEANS. January 31, 2008 4-AN CL ERAS OFFICE :08 MAR`13 .AID 1R 53 Larry *Read Public.Hearing Notice *Introduce Members *Mass. Gen. Laws& Charters *Our Charge Gail •Reviews/Surveys Completed(through today, our 25`x`meeting) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. TOWN MEETING- Gail Consolidate annual"Housekeeping"Articles into one Article,providing no appropriation — 2.1.3 Reduce Quorum from 5%to 150 — 2.7.5 Exempt person malting amendment from 5 minute limit BOARD OF SELECTMEN- Harry — 3.1.1 Three Term limit—one year off — 3.1.3 Reduced meeting requirement — 3.1.4 Increased honorarium to up to $2,000 — 3.1.5 (New)Additional $500 for Chair — 3.2.4 (New)Annually update Emergency Plan,present summary, and publish appropriate guidance for citizens TOWN ADMINISTRATOR- Job — 4.3.1 Permit Town Clerk non-residency if otherwise qualified — 4.3.2 (1) General By-law review to be responsibility of Town Administrator& staff under BoS ELECTED OFFICIALS: Jim — Three term limit, one year off Add(previously omitted) — 5.9 Old King's Highway Historic District Committee — 5.10 Town Constables — 5.11 Representative, Barnstable Assembly of Delegates APPOINTED OFFICIALS: Pat — 6.8 (New)Replace Water Commissioners with appropriate Water and Sewer Commissioners language throughout—(pending) — Add Community Preservation Committee(new) — Add Historical Commission(new) RECALL OF ELECTED OFFICERS- Marty 7.8 Simplify/Clarify Recall provisions (No change in meaning) FINANCIAL PROVISIONS- Pat — 8.1.6 Spells out FinCom responsibilities (No change of prior intent) — 8.7.1 Capital Plan/Budget: Add sentence to allow previous year CIP project a two-thirds vote if does not exceed estimated cost by more than 25%. PROPOSED UPDATES/CLARIFICATIONS - Pat — Modify sections relating to"local newspapers"to add"and in appropriate local media" — Clarify which"board"in sections referencing both Board of Selectmen and other "board" — Complete language consistency throughout Charter: — "Multi-member body"or bodies, except when title-specific — Town"Executive"to "Administrator" — "Official Town Plan"to"Comprehensive Plan" — Capitalize all titles throughout PENDING- Harry(Suggest you just refer,but don't go through—suggest that they take a look, and invite them to stay or participate in future meetings as we review these—and their responses to the Public Hearing. BOARD OF SELECTMEN — 3.5.3 Expand limits on Inter-municipal Agreements — 3.6.1 Coordination/Liaison process -- 3.9 & Appointed Boards-List only Multi-member bodies with responsibilities — 3.10 for regulatory enforcement; "All other boards"language to be streamlined TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 4.4 Update Appointment titles; Streamline list of appointments language (no change of intent) — BUDGETS and PLANNING PROCESSES ' Priorities