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Home My WebLink About1976-04-12-BOS-min 56 Selectmen's Meeting April 12, 1976 The Board agreed that Mr O'Connell is to update the Committee Appointment Chairman Kessler read a proposal for the creation of an appointment Criteria criteria committee, to draw up set standards for use in the appointments Committee to various Selectmen-appointed committee in future years Chairman Kassler I believe that appointments to the various Select— men committees and boards have, by and large, been excellent There are, however, no clearly defined standards, publicly discussed and generally agreed upon, by which these choices are made I see this as a committee charged with developing criteria within the next ten months for each of the Selectmen-appointed positions. The committee would work openly with as much citizen input as possible and report back to us periodically with proposals until we have established criteria for all committees and boards under our jurisdiction I feel that this will provide increased citizen participation in our appointment process Mrs Battin I think it is a good idea and would go along with it I wonder if it is possible to expand the charge, to look at things such as the number on the committee and, also, timing of the appointments? Chairman Kassler I am in favor of it Mrs Miley I am in favor, in the future, of having appointments to boards and committees made after Town Meeting Mr Bailey The committee should draw up guidelines rather than set standards, and I agree if the Board develops the charge to the Committee Mrs Battin I agree, and we will ask the Committee to develope criteria and come back to the Board Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to establish an ap- pointment criteria committee to draw up guidelines for use in appointments, the timing of appointments, and the number of members on the various Select- men-appointed Boards and Committees Also, this Committee is to make rec- ommendations to the Board of Selectmen within the next 10 months to enable the Board to act on each, individually