The Community Preservation Committee shall not meet or conduct
business without the presence of a quorum and shall keep a written
record of its proceedings. A majority of the members of the Community
Preservation Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Community Preservation
Committee shall approve its actions by majority vote of the quorum.
Recommendations to the Town Meeting shall include their anticipated
costs.
The Community Preservation Committee shall, from time to time,
review the administration of this bylaw, making recommendations, as
needed, for changes in the bylaw and in administrative practice to
improve the operations of the Community Preservation Committee. This
bylaw may be amended from time to time by a majority vote of the Town
Meeting, provided that the amendments would not be in conflict with
Chapter 44B of the Massachusetts General Laws.
In the event that any section, paragraph, or part of this chapter
be for any reason declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court
of last resort, every other section, paragraph, or part shall continue
in full force and effect.
Following Town Meeting approval of this bylaw, this chapter
shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Attorney General
of the commonwealth. Each appointing authority shall have 30 days
after approval by the Attorney General to make their initial appointments.