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Mashpee Charter Commission

Mashpee Charter Commission
Minutes of Meeting Held Thursday, January 23, 2003
Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1

Present: E. Larkin, R. Halpern, R. Maney, J. Blumengarten, D. Arden, C. Bowmar-Perry, J. Bacigalupi, C. Gasior and W. Freeman.

Absent: None

Also Present: Michael Curran, Esq.

Audience: None

A quorum being present, Ed Larkin, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Approval of Minutes
Cathy Bowmar made a motion to accept the minutes of January 16, 2003; this motion was seconded by Ruth Maney. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Welcome
Mr. Larkin introduced and welcomed Warren Freeman as a member of the Charter Commission. Mr. Freeman was appointed to replace Elizabeth Petti, who had previously resigned.

Discussion
At the request of Chairman Larkin, Michael Curran gave an overview of the statutory provisions relative to the chief administrative officer of a municipality. The Commission members had a general discussion about the concepts and agreed to formalize their thinking at a later meeting.

Since Chairman Larkin will be out of town until the beginning of April, the Commission discuss the topics for subsequent meetings. See attached.

Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 7 p.m.

Adjournment
Ruth Maney mad a motion to adjourn the meeting; Ed Larkin seconded the motion; and it was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Charles E. Gasior, Commission Clerk