Charter Revision Commission Meeting
Regular Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2007

Present: Joseph Amend, Carl Fitzgibbons, Brian Gouin, Sharon Scaramella, Susan Malecky
Absent: Richard Murphy - chairman, Dorothy DiPiro

1. Chairman Call Meeting to order

Meeting was called to order at 6:40 P.M. by Co-Chairman Malecky

2. Accept Agenda:

Co-Chairman Malecky read the Agenda and asked for a motion of approval. Commissioner Gouin made motion to accept agenda. Commissioner Amend seconded the motion. All in favor motion carried.

3. Accept Minutes:

Commissioner Gouin made motion to accept the minutes. Commissioner Fitzgibbons seconded.

4. Public Comment: NONE

5. Other Business: NONE

6. Discuss editing chapters 4 and 12

Co-Chair Malecky started by reviewing the changes Commission Amend made to Chapter 4.

• 4-1 A add "Special Town Meeting, Town Meeting, and Budget Referendum."
  
• Section 4-4 A1 time frames still need to be verified by Board of Selectmen.
  
• Subsection #3 Copies of such budget are to be made available to the public at the Office of the Town Clerk, the office of the Board of Education and the Town Public Library, add
• In accordance to the laws pertaining to the dissemination."
  
• 4-6 B add at statement saying that the States Statues at the time of adaptation will be used or amended when the State Statues change.
  
• 4-6 C add "or other devices approved by the state."
  
• 4-7 Attorney Mednick to check on the use of absentee ballots or if there are other options for voting.

Editing of Chapter 4 complete.

Co-Chair Malecky ask for a motion for vote on changes. Commissioner Gouin made a motion to accept changes made to Chapter 4 as amended by Commissioner Amend. Motion Seconded by Commissioner Fitzgibbions. All in favor, motion carried

Discussion of Chapter 12

• Section 12-1 Verify time frames with Board of Selectman.
  
• 12-1 C4 Change Annual Town Budget Meeting to Annual Town Budget referendum.
  
• 12-1 D Remove sections subsections 1 and 2.
  
• Change Recodification and modification of current Section1201.4 to Replacement and modification of current Section 1201.4; also change Recodification and modification of current Section1201.5 to Replacement and modification of current Section 1201.5
  
• 12-2A change Annual Town Budget Meeting to Annual Town Budget Referendum.
  
• 12-3 C and D became 12-3 A 1 and 2.
  
• 12-4 A change special election to special referendum.
  
• 12-7 F Remove Comment: Is a resolution recorded in the minutes? If not, we should change from a resolution to a vote that the action will show up in the minutes.
  
• 12-12 B Add "Notice of the public hearing shall be in accordance with C.G.S. as amended."
  
• Remove Comment: This section indicated the W&S is a Separate entity. 12-13 C Prices or charges, when so established, shall be a fair and reasonable compensation for the use of the water and treatment, so long as the aggregate of each the water and sewer charges shall be sufficient to pay the annual expenses of the works, together with the payments and withholdings as provided in sections hereinafter prescribed. Has been moved to Section 12-13 B

Co-Chair Malecky ask for a motion for vote on changes. Commissioner Gouin made a motion to accept changes made to Chapter 12 as amended by Commissioner Amend. Motion Seconded by Commissioner Amend. All in favor, motion carried

7. Adjourn

Motion made by Commissioner Gouin and seconded by Commissioner Fitzgibbons to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 P.M. Motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,

April Markham, Board Clerk