Town Council - Ordinance & Rules Committee

Braintree Town Council MEMBERS David Ringius, Jr, Chairman Committee on Ordinance & Rules Steven Sciascia, Vice- Chairman One JFK Memorial Drive Julia Flaherty, Member Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Lawrence Mackin, Jr, Member February 26, 2020 MINUTES A meeting of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules was held in the Cahill Auditorium on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 beginning at 5:30pm. Chairman Ringius was in the Chair. Clerk of the Council, Susan Cimino conducted the roll call. Present: David Ringius, Jr, Chairman Steven Sciascia, Vice- Chairman Julia Flaherty, Member Lawrence Mackin, Jr, Member There was a moment of silence for all those serving in our armed services, past and present, and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Approval of Minutes  September 26, 2019 Motion: by Councilor Flaherty to approve minutes of September 26, 2019 Second: by Councilor Sciascia Vote: For (4 – Flaherty, Mackin, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0) Old Business  None February 26, 2020 Committee on Ordinance & Rules 1 of 2 New Business  002 20 Council President: Town Council Rules or take up any action relative thereto (Rule Fifty-Six: Adoption of Rules) Councilor Ringius, Chairman of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules stated they will start at the beginning of the Town Council rules. Read through each rule and make recommendations. Starred items (*) will be items that the committee will re-visit or go back to and discuss further at a later time. Councilor Mackin left the meeting at 6:16pm due to a conflict of scheduling with another meeting. Chairman Ringius asked Clerk of the Council to review and suggest revisions for Town Council Rule 24. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2020 at 6pm in Johnson Chambers. The Committee on Ordinance & Rules will begin with Rule 26. It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan M. Cimino Clerk of the Council Documents provided for Meeting  002 20 Council President: Town Council Rules or take up any action relative thereto  Minutes September 26, 2019 February 26, 2020 Committee on Ordinance & Rules 2 of 2