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June 2, 2014
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A meeting of the Orleans Charter Review Comm`ittee was held on Monday, June 2, 2014 in
the Nauset meeting room at Town Hall. Present were members Francis Moran, Susan
Christie, Patricia Fallender, Carolyn Kennedy, Anne Carron, Charles Ketchuck, John
Crawford, and Town Administrator John Kelly.
As Acting Chairman, Mr. Kelly called the meeting to order at 4:05 PM.
Introduction of members/Review of committee charae.
The members introduced themselves and Mr. Kelly reviewed the committee charge and
the timelines required by state law. He noted that the services of his office and of Town
Counsel would be available to the Committee.
• General auestions and comments of members.
Ms. Fallender gave the members an account of the last charter review process, which was
complicated by inadequate information and which required significant research by the
Town Clerk. She also noted that much of their effort was spent on "housekeeping" to
correct and update the document language.
The Committee discussed the difference between a Charter Commission and a Charter
Review Committee, and Mr. Kelly outlined the review process. The Committee also
discussed opportunities for outreach and the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, and Mr.
Kelly informed the members that both committee expenses and the services of a recording
secretary were funded in the current and upcoming fiscal year budgets.
Mr. Kelly offered to establish a Charter Review Committee page on the Town's Web site
where all relevant material could be accessed in one place. Ms. Fallender noted that the
previous Committee had assigned various chapters to individual members so that there
would be one lead person for each.
Committee Oraanization
• After Mr. Kelly clarified the duties of Committee Clerk, he opened the nominations for
Chair.
Mr. Moran nominated Ms. Fallender to serve as Chair and the nomination was seconded
by Ms. Christie.
Ms. Carron nominated Mr. Ketchuck to serve as Chair and the nomination was seconded •
by Mr. Crawford.
Mr. Kelly ascertained that the Committee was willing to vote by a show of hands.
The Committee elected Ms. Fallender to serve as Chair of the Charter Review
Committee by a show of hands. The vote was 4-3-0.
Ms. Fallender asked Mr. Kelly to continue to act as Chair. Mr. Kelly opened the
nominations for Vice-Chair.
Mr. Moran nominated Mr. Ketchuck to serve as Vice-Chair and the nomination was
seconded by Ms. Fallender. There were no other nominations.
The Committee elected Mr. Ketchuck to serve as Vice-Chair of the Charter Review
Committee. The vote was 7-0-0.
Mr. Kelly opened the nominations for Clerk
Ms. Christie nominated Ms. Carron to serve as Clerk and the nomination was seconded by
Mr. Ketchuck. There were no other accepted nominations. .
The Committee elected Ms. Carron to serve as Clerk of the Charter Review
Committee. The vote was 7-0-0.
Establish reoular meetino schedule/Items for future agendas.
The Committee discussed future meeting dates and agreed to meet on Monday, June 23
at 7:00 p.m. At that meeting the members would be able to confirm their availability for the
next several months. The members would also have reviewed the current Charter, the
reports of past review committees, and other material in preparation for the next meeting.
Admiourn
On a motion by Mr. Crawford and seconded by Mr. Ketchuck, the Committee voted
to adjourn. The vote was 7-0-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Myra Suchenicz