Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Charter Review Committee Meeting

Wednesday, September 7 2016 at 7:00 PM
Town Hall: First Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Friday, September 2 2016 at 10:10 AM

Agenda

Groton Charter Review Meeting Agenda for Sep 7, 2016
Admin
• Review Minutes of Aug 31, 2016

• Tally
Remaining To Present 0
Remaining To Complete 2
Completed 214
Total 216

• Completed:
Accepted 63
Referred 14
Previously addressed or dismissed 137
Reconsideration
• Ask if any member wishes to request reconsideration of a completed submission.
Reconsiderations to be Discussed
Submission Discussions
Sub # Page Submitted By Summary
1 #184 Michael McCoy Appointment of department heads
20160907 Needs to be formally closed
Charter Change Audit
• Review all action items (Mr. Giger’s list)
• Determine when sections should be renumbered according to the style guide.
• Determine format of Table of Contents and when it should be added
Other Discussions
• Review results of Mr. Schulman’s analysis of implications of wording and substance changes for BOS appointments and terminations.
• Review Mr. Collins’s proposed Article 8: Transitional Provisions.
• Create outline for final report to the public.
Charter Review Schedule (if time allows)
• Recommend schedule changes (if any)
Closing
• Confirm next meeting: Sep 14, 2016
Open Items for Future Meetings
1. For final presentation create overview of reasons we proposed changes to the charter (meeting of 20160608).
2. Towards the very end of the process, delete (or replace) Article 8 Transition #174
3. Review draft of proposed charter with all changes

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.