1996-02-29 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE
BEVERLY ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE
The regular meeting of the Beverly Ordinance Review Committee was held
on Thursday evening February 29, 1996, in the Council Committee Room, City Hall,
Beverly, MA.
PRESENT: Thomas Alexander, Roy Gelineau, Jerry Parisella, Crystal Atherton,
Arthur Powell, Mary Grant and Elisabeth LeBrun.
The Committee discussed the following issues: (1) the time and place that it would
be most convenient for all members to attend meetings. Everyone of the members
having commitments every other evening of the week, Thursdays evenings was
chosen at this tune for the best time for the committee to meet; (2) whether or not it
would be advantageous to seek expertise legal assistance in our task of bringing the
ordinance into compliance with our new Charter; (3) to elect a Chairman and a
Clerk of the Committee.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: to advertise for an attorneys with municipal experience to assist the
Committee in reviewing the ordinances of the city for the purpose of preparing
suggested revisions to bring the ordinance into conformity with and to fully
implement the provisions of the charter.
Crystal agreed to prepare the advertisement and check with both the City Solicitors
and Town Counsel Association and the Massachusetts Municipal Association to
find out when their next publications could publish this advertisement.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: to name Cry;tat Atherton as Chairman of the Beverly Ordinance
Review Committee.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: to name Jerry Padsella as the Clerk of the Beverly Ordinance Review
Committee.
Discussion conlinued as to how the Committee would begin its task of reviewing the
ordinances. It was agreed that our first task should be directed towards the
necessary revisions to implement the organiTational structure contained in article 5
of the charter. Article 5 (Administrative Organization) sets up five new super
depaahttents all with a director appointed by the Mayor and none of which are
addressed in the ordinances. Crystal Atherton agreed to contact some of the cities
of which the Charter Commission had used as guides and obtain their ordinances as
they relate to these departments.
It was agreed to meet again on Thursday, March 14, 1996, at the same time and
place, City Hall, third floor at 5 p.m.
Adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
C~tal Atherton, Clerk Pro Tem