HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-06-06-STG-min.pdf Lexington Structure of Government Committee
Minutes of meeting held 6/6/66
Present Mrs. Richard Battin, Mrs Howard Scharfran, Mr Arthur Bryson
Responsibilities for committee work were divided as follows.
1. Secretary--Scharftaan. Minutes of meetings will be sent tocid all committee members
2 Public relations---Bryson and Russian. Mrs. Kasaman will be asked to help write
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3. Files--- correspondence, financial transactions, master copies public meetingd-
Battin
scrapbook of committee work- -Scharfman
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Battin showed useful publications for background reading; Seharfman will try to obtain
copies for Bryson, Russian and herself as others already have them:
1 Extracts from General Laws- -Municipal Bulletin #21 Dept. of Corporations
and Taxation.
2 Administrative Organization in Mass. Towns--Edward T. Dowling Btreau of
Government, U. of Mass., Amherst
3. Handbook for Mass Municipal Personnel Boards--Bureau of Gov't Research as above, '
01w004, 4. Handbook fon Mass. Selectmen--Gere, Jr. and Robert Bolan, Bureau of Gov't
Research as above.
!4 5. pemaiesiveoLenlslatsoatfOreuunicipelities in Mass. Edward T. Dowling, Bureau if
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Gov't Research, as above
In response to Bryson's request for material pertaining to out of state municipal
administration Battin will circulate copies of Pate, Local Gov't end Administration and
A Guide to Charter Drafting--Connecticut For additional bacground material Bettis is
also getting Bulletin G, Association of Town Finance Committees. Notebooks of the T}ZS
\ _51isc, urs. ox Government Committee are being circulated among Bryson, Russian, and
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Y,.1' It wee deni4$d. not tb have ,tha draft of the public meeting notes (6/06) lout in fl*al ',
form by the .stenotypist as many portions are almost unintelligible. Battin and ''
Scharfman will try to correct it for the files.
Discussion of Committee procedure resulted in the decision to solicit written reactions
to the TMMA report from the Selectmen, Appropriation Cmittee, Capital Expenditures
Committe, Standing Sc)ool Building Comttee, Recreation Cmttee, John Carroll, Al Gray,
/Misses McDonough andbRich, 'Bob Kent. (The Planning Director and Conservation Cmttee
Chairman have already done so) We could then digest these reports before our next
meeting, scheduled for June 22, 1966, 8:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's office.
Bryson and Scha rfman requested that the committee spend some time discussing the TMMA
report after the new members have read and digested becground material.
Battin pointed out that all our meetings must be open and no executive seesions may be
held.
Discussion of time limit for report to Town Meeting brought out that anything fork
the warrant ,should be in' by Dec. 31, 1966 end that we may have ti come to Town
Meeting asking for more time.
Battin reported that Mr. Lichtermen could cite no towns who had had poor experience
with a single building committee.
Note Zaleski's report represents Planning Board view, except statement botton page
4 " I believe...".
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