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Charter
Revision Commission Meeting
Special Meeting
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Present: Richard
Murphy (chair), Sharon Scaramella, Joseph Amend, Brian Gouin, Susan
Malecky, Dorothy DiPiro
Absent: Carl Fitzgibbons
1. Chairman
Call Meeting to Order
Chairman Murphy
called the meeting to order at 7:50 pm.
2. Accept Agenda
Joseph Amend
made the request that Item '7B: Discussion for the good of the body'
be added to the agenda. There was a motion by Brian Gouin, seconded
by Susan Malecky to accept the agenda as amended.
3. Accept Minutes
There was a
motion by Brian Gouin, seconded by Joseph Amend to accept the minutes
of the July 24, 2007 regular meeting. Vote unanimous, motion carried.
There was a
motion by Brian Gouin, seconded by Sharon Scaramella, to accept
the minutes of the August 28, 2007 meeting. Vote unanimous, motion
carried.
4. Public Comment:
NONE
5. Other Business
There was discussion
by commission members as to whether or not an email by Attorney
Mednick should be read into the record. Joseph Amend made a motion,
seconded by Brian Gouin, that the email not be read into the record
of this meeting.
AYES: Joseph
Amend, Brian Gouin, Dorothy DiPiro, Susan Malecky
NAYES: Sharon Scaramella, Richard Murphy
ABSTAIN: none
The motion passed.
6. Discuss Comments
from Public Hearing
Chairman Murphy
requested that a meeting be scheduled for Tuesday October 23, 2007
at 6:30 pm, location TBD, to discuss public comment received at
the public hearing. This will give commission members time to consider
and review oral and written comments submitted at the public hearing.
7. A. Review
Charter (ongoing)
7. B. Discussion
for the good of the body
Joseph Amend
stated for the record that he is disappointed with the way the commission
has been conducted and called for the resignation of Chairman Richard
Murphy. Mr. Amend gave specific examples to the commission members
which supported his claim of mismanagement of the commission.
Commission members
discussed and considered Mr. Amend's recommendation and they concluded
that the resignation of Chairman Murphy is not warranted.
8. Adjourn
There was a
motion to adjourn the meeting by Brian Gouin, seconded by Susan
Malecky. Vote unanimous, motion carried. The meeting was adjourned
at 8:25 pm.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Laura Siena,
Board Clerk
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