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December 15, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Hingham Town Hall
Present: Committee Members MacKinnon, Manley, Seelen, Fernandes, Wilcox. Advisory Committee Liaison Mary Jane O'Meara was also present at the meeting
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1. Call to order
Jerry Seelen called the Committee meeting to order at approximately 5:35 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the December 2nd meeting of the Permanent Building and Facilities Management Study Committee (PBFMSC) meeting were reviewed and approved. After the minutes were approved, Chairman Seelen gave a brief overview to Advisory Committee Liaison Mary Jane O'Meara on the purpose of the PBFMSC and progress to date.
3. Further Discussion of Draft By-Laws
Prior to resuming discussion on the draft by-laws, John Manley discussed clarification from Town Counsel regarding which Town entities would be exempt from the purview of the PBC.
Chairman Seelen presented two draft by-laws to the committee for discussion. The 1st of the two was intended to request funding from Town Meeting to conduct a facilities management study. This article was straightforward and did not generate much discussion.
The second draft was a revised version of the by-law that would establish a PBC which was discussed during the last meeting. After lengthy discussion of the revised by-law, the committee came away with some minor revisions and a request to make the language regarding the process for working with the PBC more explicit. Additionally, the committee still requires more discussion regarding 2 key points, the size of the committee and the appointing authorities of the PBC. It was decided that these two issues would need more discussion at the next meeting.
4. Feedback From The Sewer Commission
Mike Salerno from the Sewer Commission heard an overview on the purpose of the PBFMSC, and was generally supportive of its mission. The two areas of concern he expressed was if the Town voted to establish a PBC, what would be the requirements for serving on the committee, and who would be the appointing authorities for the committee?
5. Wrap Up/Next Steps
Chairman Seelen briefly shared some additional feedback with the rest of the committee from members of the School Committee, Capital Outlay Committee and the Community Preservation Committee. During this discussion the committee determined it would make sense to seek feedback from the South Shore Country Club Management Committee, which to date has not been able to appear before the committee. Roger Fernandes agreed to reach out to the SSCC Management Committee and will report back at the next meeting which will be on December 23rd.
Meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
John Manley
Secretary