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Minutes of the
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Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 4:00 P.M.
CEC Members Present (remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter,
Vice-Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Rod Cole; and Frank Smith
CEC Member Absent: Wendy Manz
Other Present (remote participation): Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for
Finance
Documents Presented:
• Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda for the CEC Meeting, June 22, 2021
• Draft Minutes of the Committee's meeting, June 9, 2021
Call to Order
Mr. Lamb call this Remote (Virtual) Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at
4:01 p.m. He cited the authority to not require a physical presence of a quorum under the
Open Meeting Law is legislation signed on June 16th of this year by Massachusetts
Governor Charles D. Baker.
Mr. Lamb further reported that the documents for this meeting, which had been provided
electronically to the Committee, are available upon request and will be listed in the Minutes
as Documents Presented. Any votes during the sessions of this meeting will be taken by a
roll call. The sessions of this meeting are being recorded primarily to assist in preparing
Minutes and the recording will be deleted once the Minutes are approved. Mr. Lamb took a
roll-call vote and confirmed that the five members were remotely participating—as was
Ms. Kosnoff—so we had a quorum.
At the request of Mr. Lamb, Mr. Kanter declared that an Executive Session is warranted
under the Open Meeting Law Exemption 6 (To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or
value of real property), Community Center Land, as the discussion in an Open Session may
have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town. He Moved, and it was
Seconded, to go into Executive Session with all the members of this Committee present, and
with Ms. Kosnoff, with the intent to later reconvene in an Open Session to continue with other
business of this Committee. Mr. Lamb took a roll-call vote. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
Mr. Kanter declared at 4:03 P.M. that this Committee is now in Executive Session.
(See separate Minutes for the Executive Session.)
(At 4:28 p.m., the Executive Session was adjourned with return to Open Session.)
Preparation for a Fall Special Town Meeting & Preparation for the FY2023 Financial
Process: No matters raised.
Member Concerns and Liaison Reports
Mr. Kanter advised that this Committee needs to be sensitive to the fact that Ms. Manz has
advised the Town Moderator—who appoints members to this Committee—that she does not
wish to be reappointed to this Committee when her term expires on the 30th of this month.
Ms. Manz is currently assigned as our liaison to several other Town entities along with a
portion of our report to the Annual Town Meeting. He suggested that some of those liaison
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Open Session June 22, 2021
responsibilities reflect Ms. Manz's specific interests and, while this Committee welcomed her
reports, might be decided as not needing a formal liaison from this Committee. He
recommended, at a future meeting of this Committee, a review of all the assignments. To aid
in preparation for that review, he will redistribute the last listing (February 25, 2021) of this
Committee's assignments, both regarding the Committee's report to Town Meeting and its
formal liaisons.
Mr. Lamb reminded this Committee that as Mr. Smith has announced his intent to complete
his membership on June 30, 2022, the Town Moderator will also be asked to look for a
second person to join this Committee, preferably well before that date, who could then work
closely with Mr. Smith to learn about our Committee.
Mr. Lamb thanked Ms. Kosnoff, who was still present, for her leadership during the earlier
Executive Session.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Kanter Moved, and it was Seconded, that the Draft Minutes of the June 9, 2021, meeting
be approved with non-substantial editorial changes. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
Adjourn
A Motion was made and Seconded at 4:32 P.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on August 18, 2021.
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