[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Barnstable
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-21-1994 by Order No. 94-185 (Art.
II of Chapter I of Ch. of the General Ordinances as updated through
7-7-2003)]
There shall be a standing Appointments Committee
of the Town Council which shall consist of five members. At least
three out of the five members should be Town Councilors.
All members shall serve for one year commencing
after the annual reorganization of the Town Council.
The Councilors serving on the Appointments Standing
Committee will be appointed by the President of the Council from a
list of names of those Councilors who wish to serve on the Appointments
Committee. The total Council will be apprised of the names of those
Councilors who are willing to serve. The full Council will have the
final vote on all appointments to the Appointments Committee.
The volunteers at-large will be appointed by
the President of the Council, with approval of the full Council. Advertising
for the volunteers will be done by the Council, after the annual reorganization
of the Town Council.
In accordance with Council rules, the Appointments
Committee recommends to the Town Council a slate of persons to be
reappointed or appointed to volunteer boards.
The Appointments Committee will advertise by
press release, at least twice a year, inviting Town residents to submit
letters of interest to the Town of Barnstable Talent Bank indicating
in what areas they would like to serve. On an as-needed basis, the
Appointments Committee will request letters of interest for openings
on specific multimember boards, committees and commissions.
Resumes will be gathered along with letters
of interest, and interviews will be conducted with new candidates.
Optimally, interviews will be conducted with candidates for reappointment
at least every three years.
[Adopted 9-4-2008 by Order No. 2009-013]
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 39, Section 23D, an absentee voting member of any of the boards,
committees and commissions of the Town of Barnstable holding an adjudicatory
hearing shall not be disqualified from voting solely on the basis
of missing a single session so long as the following criteria are
met:
A.
The absentee voting member shall be absent from no
more than a single session of the hearing at which testimony or other
evidence is received;
B.
Prior to voting, the absentee member shall certify,
in writing, that he has examined all evidence received at the missed
session and watched the video recording of the missed session, or,
if no video recording is available, then has listened to the audio
tape or reviewed a verbatim transcript of the missed session; and
C.
The absentee member shall certify, in writing, which
evidence was reviewed, and the written certification shall be made
part of the record and shall be filed with the Town Clerk; and
D.
Provided that no other member of the same board, committee
or commission sitting on the same matter has invoked this provision.
