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a Selectmen's Meeting .5- August 6, 1984 2. The board will have a marked up copy of the ad to go into the newspaper. 3. The members of the Board, after having received the draft talent bank questionnaire, will bring their copies marked-up along with any suggestions for rewrite, 4. Each member of the Board of Selectmen will decide how the screening of potential members of the committee t -o which they are liaison, will be handled. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Eddison were asked to look at the options relating to the acquisition of Pine Meadows Golf Course. In addition, they were Pine assigned responsibility for responding to the Town meeting vote relating Meadows to the appointment of a. committee to study ways of financing further con-- Acquisition servation purchases. They will come to the next meeting with a suggested charge for a committee. The question of the need to hire outside counsel to interpret Chapter 196 of the Acts of 1984 relating to Minuteman Regional Vocational School Chapter District was raised. Mr. Cohen reiterated that he was counsel for Minute- 19 Acts of man as well as the Town and if there was a conflict between the two, he 1984 would only represent one party, if both the Town and District agreed. If '''�` there was not such an agreement, both clients would have to seek independ- ent counsel. Mr. Eddison and Mrs. Battin believe that counsel should be retained now in order to determine if local zoning and home rule have been violated. Mr. Cohen responded to questions on the act by pointing out the current law with respect to educational uses of land by another political entity. He also answered questions relating to the home rule amendment. Mr. Sacco suggested that it was .premature to seek outside counsel at this time since no proposal is currently before the District and no decision had been made to proceed with . a project at this time. Mr. Marshall agreed and stressed the need to have the Town and District cooperate with one another. Mr. Marshall also suggested that the expense of outside counsel should be avoided until it is absolutely necessary. Mrs. Bat t in raised the question of the Board s ' s control over liquor licenses. Mr. McLaughlin questioned the need. to obtain legal advice on this matter before a specific proposal was brought to the Board. Mrs. Batt in suggested that legal counsel be retained when a proposal was brought before the Board, Upon motion duly made and ,seconded , it was voted to set the matter aside until a proposal is available, and then caucus. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 - o by roll call vote, Executive Mrs. Battin, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. Marshall and Mr. Eddison at Session 10:39 p.m. to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing litiga- tion and land negotiations with no intent to resume open session. 00ft A true record, Attest: tic,, Cynthia Chancholo Principal Clerk